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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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1.37 : 1
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 12, 1948 with Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Mary Astor and Burt Lancaster reprising their film roles. 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 great crypto-gay B movies of its day. If you take the ridiculous story line at all seriously, it couldn't rate more than a 4. But, if you scratch the almost non-existent veneer, it's definitely worth a 7 for its ability to sustain the ambiguous sexuality of the plot for the full 90 minutes. Can a good girl who knows she likes it bad be happy with bisexuality and incest? Or will censorship and patriarchy force her into submission? It's a festival of bitch slapping, double entendres, guns as phallic symbols and a pigskin glove. Plus, Mary Astor is great as the hard-nosed old gal who talks straight and steers queer. I wish they still made them like this. Kind of makes you miss the days when they had to really work overtime to make gay films.