Black Tuesday (1954)
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- Approved
- 1h 20min
- Crime, Drama
- 06 May 1955 (France)
- Movie
Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair.
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Cast
| Edward G. Robinson | ... |
Vincent Canelli
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| Jean Parker | ... |
Hatti Combest
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| Peter Graves | ... |
Peter Manning
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| Milburn Stone | ... |
Father Slocum
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| Warren Stevens | ... |
Joey Stewart
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Sylvia Findley | ... |
Ellen Norris
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| Jack Kelly | ... |
Frank Carson
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| Hal Baylor | ... |
Lou Mehrtens
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| James Bell | ... |
John Norris
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| Vic Perrin | ... |
Dr. Hart
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| Russell Johnson | ... |
Howard Sloane
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| Lee Aaker | ... |
Little Boy (uncredited)
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| James Bacon | ... |
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
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| Harry Bartell | ... |
Boland (uncredited)
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| Arthur Batanides | ... |
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
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| Ray Bennett | ... |
Alexander Watkins (uncredited)
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Don Blackman | ... |
Selwyn (uncredited)
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| David Bond | ... |
Thompson (uncredited)
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| Alexander Campbell | ... |
Prison Warden (uncredited)
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| Ken Christy | ... |
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
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| John Close | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| Edmund Cobb | ... |
Bank Safe Deposit Box Guard (uncredited)
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| Richard H. Cutting | ... |
Newspaperman (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
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| Frank Ferguson | ... |
Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
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| Harold Goodwin | ... |
Fire Commissioner (uncredited)
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| John Halloran | ... |
Guard at Electrocution (uncredited)
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| Thomas Browne Henry | ... |
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
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Paul Maxey | ... |
Donaldson (uncredited)
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Kenneth Patterson | ... |
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
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| John Phillips | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| Phillip Pine | ... |
Fiaschetti (uncredited)
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Joey Ray | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Stafford Repp | ... |
Bert Posmonick (uncredited)
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| Dick Rich | ... |
Benny (uncredited)
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Dick Ryan | ... |
Electrician Checking Electric Chair (uncredited)
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| William Schallert | ... |
Collins (uncredited)
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| Simon Scott | ... |
Parker (uncredited)
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| Carl Sklover | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Than Wyenn | ... |
Bank Teller (uncredited)
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| Carleton Young | ... |
Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Hugo Fregonese | ||
Written by
| Sydney Boehm | ... | (screenplay) |
| Sydney Boehm | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Robert Goldstein | ... | producer |
Music by
| Paul Dunlap | ||
Cinematography by
| Stanley Cortez | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Robert Golden | ||
Art Direction by
| Hilyard M. Brown | ... | (as Hilyard Brown) |
Set Decoration by
| Alfred E. Spencer | ... | (as Al Spencer) |
Makeup Department
| Gustaf Norin | ... | makeup artist (as Gus Norrin) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sam Wurtzel | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Tom Lambert | ... | sound |
Additional Crew
| Jerry Bryan | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1955) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1955) (France) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kino Lorber (2024) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Film Noir - The Dark Side of cinema XVII")
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning - a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning's robbery to finance their escape from the country. Written by scgary66 |
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| Taglines | Rough... ruthless... real! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Film was banned by the Memphis Censor Board due to the film's grimness and brutality. See more » |
| Goofs | When one of the gang is injured and needs an operation, Robinson orders a captive to donate blood, and the man does so. However, he does not know--and no test is made to determine--if the man has a blood group compatible with that of the patient. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Swindle (1955). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Black Tuesday Blues See more » |
| Quotes |
Father Slocum:
Listen to me, Vincent... you can't keep on killing and killing. Vincent Canelli: No? Just watch me. See more » |