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| Fred MacMurray | ... | Paul Sheridan | |
| Philip Carey | ... | Rick McAllister (as Phil Carey) | |
| Kim Novak | ... | Lona McLane | |
| Dorothy Malone | ... | Ann Stewart | |
| E.G. Marshall | ... | Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom | |
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Allen Nourse | ... | Paddy Dolan |
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A bank heist yields $210,000. Soon, sultry Lona McLane, girlfriend of one of the robbers, meets Paul Sheridan and has a torrid affair. When she finds out Paul's a cop, to save herself she sets out to corrupt him. He's a pushover. But it won't be easy for Paul to get his hands on the money when he's part of a complex, peeping-tom stakeout. Soon, he's in much deeper than he'd planned, amid atmospheric night scenes. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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6 August 1954 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Killer Wore a Badge See more »Filming Locations:
Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Paul Sheridan: You just don't like women, Rick.
Rick McAllister: What keeps you single?
Paul Sheridan: Maybe I like 'em too much.
Rick McAllister: I've seen all kinds since we joined the force... B-girls, hustlers, blackmailers, shoplifters, drunks. You know, I think I'd still be married if I could find a half-honest woman. Must be a few of 'em around.
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Music by Jule Styne (uncredited)
Played by duo pianists at the cocktail lounge
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The $210,000 stolen from the bank would equate to over $1.9M in 2017. See more »Goofs
When Paul calls Lona in her apartment during the stakeout, it is clearly raining. When he meets her on the roof a few minutes later, it is not raining and there are stars in the night sky. See more »Quotes
Rick McAllister: New car, mink coat, no clocks in the joint... probably the story of her life.Paul Sheridan: You just don't like women, Rick.
Rick McAllister: What keeps you single?
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