- Director
- Writers
- Jo Pagano(written for the screen by)
- Cy Endfield(uncredited)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Jo Pagano(written for the screen by)
- Cy Endfield(uncredited)
- Stars
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 nominations total
- Tommy Tyler
- (as Donald Smelick)
- Boy in Miller Car
- (uncredited)
- Man Exiting Optometrist
- (uncredited)
- Man in Crowd
- (uncredited)
- Barbara Colson
- (uncredited)
- Man on Street
- (uncredited)
- Vi Clendenning
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Jo Pagano(written for the screen by) (novel "The Condemned")
- Cy Endfield(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMartin Scorsese owned the only remaining 35mm print and authorized its use for the film's upgraded new print in 2013.
- GoofsDuring the opening credits, a shadow of a stage light and other equipment is visible on the first truck as it pulls out of the gas station.
- Quotes
Jerry Slocum: He averages twenty bucks an hour, five hours a night, you figure it out.
Howard Tyler: Twenty bucks an hour? What does this guy do? Run a diamond mine?
Jerry Slocum: What diamond mine? All he does is pick up five little cards. Just five little cards. Only he knows what they are before he picks 'em up.
Howard Tyler: That's some job.
Jerry Slocum: I know another guy that averages four, five hundred a week. Sometimes more. He'd be willing to split with the right partner. He's the guy I was thinking about for you.
Howard Tyler: For me?
Jerry Slocum: All you have to do is drive his car. Think you'd be interested?
Howard Tyler: What makes you think he'd want me for a partner?
Jerry Slocum: My personal recommendation. All you gotta do is drive his car. He does all the work.
Howard Tyler: What kind of work?
Jerry Slocum: Oh, you know, knock up a gas station, maybe a hamburger joint, a liquor store. Nothing risky.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Red Hollywood (1996)
Much of this picture was filmed in Phoenix, and the old city courthouse is very prominent, with it's beautiful copper doors. A true 'dive' nightclub, the "La Jolla Club" later known as the "Guys and Dolls" was used for a key scene.
Lloyd Bridges showed his wonderful range and capability as a wild-eyed psycho, and Lovejoy was tragically sympathetic as a tortured regular guy gone terribly wrong. The cast was very strong.
This is on a par with any of the noir films of the late 40s-early 50s, and holds up today.
Enjoy!
- rvbunting-1
- May 21, 2006
Details
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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