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Director:
William Castle
Writer:
Robert E. Kent (writer)
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Release Date:
February 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
In Houston, a man working as an oil driller comes up with a scheme for stealing millions of dollars worth of oil from the fields... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A forgotten and very good film noir more

Cast

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Gene Barry ... Frank Duncan
Barbara Hale ... Zoe Crane
Edward Arnold ... Paul Atlas
Paul Richards ... Gordon Shay
Jeanne Cooper ... Madge
Frank Jenks ... Louie Phelan
John Zaremba ... Emile Constant
Chris Alcaide ... Chris Barker
Jack Littlefield ... Willie Lucas (as Jack V. Littlefield)
Paul Levitt ... Duke
Fred Krone ... Marsh
Pete Kellett ... Kalo
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Additional Details

Runtime:
79 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

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Referenced in Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
A forgotten and very good film noir, 18 February 2008

Every time I see this movie, I can't prevent myself to think of another thriller from the 50's: "711 Ocean Drive", a little masterpiece directed by Joseph M Newman.

The topic is nearly the same. A "honest" worker becomes greedy, ambitious, ruthless and implicates himself with gangsters, planning to take over crime syndicate. In this case, it concerns stealing oil.I find it unusual. A man who is not a thug at the beginning, that's the most interesting. Of course, what happens next is predictable.

Gene Barry gives us a pretty brilliant performance.

I recommend it. Catch it if you can.

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