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Writers (WGA):
Ed Reid (book)
Daniel B. Ullman (screen story)
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Release Date:
June 1958 (USA) more
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Plot:
Fact-based story of a rookie cop who takes on a crime syndicate involved in corrupting government officials in Brooklyn, New York. more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Darren McGavin ... Pete Harris
Margaret Hayes ... Lil Polombo nee Alexander (as Maggie Hayes)
Warren Stevens ... Rudi Franklin

Peggy McCay ... Mrs. Jane Harris
Tol Avery ... Dist. Atty. Michael W. Norris
Emile Meyer ... Police Capt. T.W. Wills
Nestor Paiva ... Finelli
Brian G. Hutton ... Jess Johnson (as Brian Hutton)
Robert Osterloh ... Det. Sgt. Bonney
Joe Turkel ... Henchman Monte
Bobby Helms ... Himself, Vocalist
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82 min
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Jacqueline more

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dry cop drama, 15 July 2009
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Author: ksf-2 from southwest US

Only the second film that Paul Wendkos directed, the "Case Against Brooklyn" is a look inside the New York police department. The lead, Officer Pete Harris (Darren McGavin ) must separate the good guys from the bad guys without getting knocked off himself. McGavin had been in films and numerous TV appearances for 10 years, along with co-stars Margaret Hayes, Peggy McCay, and Warren Stevens. It's a bit like an episode of Dragnet - there's an omniscient narrator giving us the play by play. At one point, there's a singer in a lounge, Bobby Helms, who sings "Jacqueline", in a complete standstill, deadpan manner as he leans against the jukebox. The real interesting note here is that he was also the co-writer on "Jingle Bell Rock"... too bad he didn't sing that one. The character here with real personality has about the smallest role - the landlady Mrs. Carney, played by Cheerio Meredith, is eccentric, nosy, and likes to give advice. You probably recognize her as the gossipy "Emma Watson" from the Andy Griffith show. I was determined to watch this through to the end, but it's as dry as a piece of toast with no buttah.

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