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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Hodiak | ... | Eddie Bendix | |
| Lizabeth Scott | ... | Paula Haller | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Tom Hanson | |
| Wendell Corey | ... | Johnny Ryan | |
| Mary Astor | ... | Fritzi Haller | |
| Kristine Miller | ... | Claire Lindquist | |
| William Harrigan | ... | Judge Berle Lindquist | |
| James Flavin | ... | Sheriff Pat Johnson | |
| Jane Novak | ... | Mrs. Lindquist | |
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Anna Camargo | ... | Rosa |
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Fritzi Haller is a powerful casino owner in Chuckawalla, Nevada. Her daughter Paula (having quit school) returns at the same time as racketeer Eddie Bendix, who left under suspicion of murdering his wife. Paula and Eddie become involved; each for their own reasons, Fritzi, Paula's old beau Tom, and Eddie's pal Johnny try to break up the relationship. Then Eddie's past catches up with him in an unexpected way. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
15 August 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Desert Town See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. See more »Goofs
At 40 minutes in, when Tom Hanson (Burt Lancaster) pulls up to where Paula Haller (Lizabeth Scott) is and parks, the car is at an angle to the walk, but then all of a sudden it is parallel with the walk. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is one of the only examples of film noir in color. Burt Lancaster and luscious Lizabeth Scott headline a stellar cast in this twisted romance/thriller. John Hodiak and Wendell Corey's "special" is sorely tested when Hodiak falls hard for bombshell Scott. Scott's mother Fritzi (played by hard as nails Mary Astor) tries to protect her "baby" from falling into the wrong hands (namely Hodiak's) while good guy Lancaster valiantly attempts to rid the town of no-goodniks like Hodiak, Corey and sometimes Astor. It's a two-fisted Technicolor knockout of a film and a classic example of late 40's "adult" fare. See it with somebody you lust after.