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Kuumat paikat

Original title: Tight Spot
  • 19551955
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
39,641
555
Kuumat paikat (1955)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:14
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir

A female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.A female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.A female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
39,641
555
  • Director
    • Phil Karlson
  • Writers
    • William Bowers(screen play)
    • Leonard Kantor(play "Dead Pigeon")
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Brian Keith
Top credits
  • Director
    • Phil Karlson
  • Writers
    • William Bowers(screen play)
    • Leonard Kantor(play "Dead Pigeon")
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Brian Keith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 50User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Tight Spot
    Trailer 2:14
    Tight Spot

    Photos153

    Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith, and Ginger Rogers in Kuumat paikat (1955)
    Brian Keith and Ginger Rogers in Kuumat paikat (1955)
    Brian Keith and Ginger Rogers in Kuumat paikat (1955)
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    Kuumat paikat (1955)
    Ed Hinton, John Larch, and Alfred Linder in Kuumat paikat (1955)
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    Kuumat paikat (1955)
    Ed Hinton and Alfred Linder in Kuumat paikat (1955)
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    Kuumat paikat (1955)

    Top cast

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    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Sherry Conley
    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Lloyd Hallett
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Vince Striker
    Lucy Marlow
    Lucy Marlow
    • Prison Girl
    Lorne Greene
    Lorne Greene
    • Benjamin Costain
    Katherine Anderson
    Katherine Anderson
    • Mrs. Willoughby
    Allen Nourse
    • Marvin Rickles
    Peter Leeds
    • Fred Packer
    Doye O'Dell
    Doye O'Dell
    • Mississippi Mac
    Eve McVeagh
    Eve McVeagh
    • Clara Moran
    Dean Cromer
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Tom De Graffenreid
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Kevin Enright
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Gerstle
    Frank Gerstle
    • Jim Hornsby
    • (uncredited)
    Kathryn Grant
    Kathryn Grant
    • Girl Honeymooner
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Greenway
    • Elevator Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Hamilton
    Joseph Hamilton
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Hinton
    • Second Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Phil Karlson
    • Writers
      • William Bowers(screen play)
      • Leonard Kantor(play "Dead Pigeon")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The story was inspired by Senator Estes Kefauver's tactics in coercing Virginia Hill to testify in the Bugsy Siegel prosecution.
    • Goofs
      When the police bring in Clara Moran (Sherry Conley's sister), Sherry is not wearing any earrings. During her verbal exchange, dangling pearl earrings appear.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      [Sherry has just been sworn in on the witness stand with Hallett beginning his questioning]

      Lloyd Hallett: Your name please.

      Sherry Conley: Sherry Conley.

      Lloyd Hallett: What is your present address?

      Sherry Conley: Upstate Women's Prison.

      Lloyd Hallett: Occupation?

      Sherry Conley: [defiantly] At present, gang buster.

      [the courtroom erupts to Sherry's answer]

    • Connections
      Referenced in A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      The Girl from Cactus Valley
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Doye O'Dell and his band during the telethon

    User reviews50

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    Another "heart of gold" moll
    Ginger Rogers, who was usually more glamorous in her movie roles, invades territory normally occupied by Claire Trevor or Veda Ann Borg. She's a good time gal who happens to be on a pleasure cruise with mob boss Lorne Greene and Greene has smuggled another gangster into the country. U.S. Attorney Edward G. Robinson is seeking to deport Greene.

    Greene's enemies have a habit of ending up dead. And our story begins with conflicted cop Brian Keith assigned to protect Ginger as Robinson tries to convince her to testify.

    Rogers's career was on the downside here, but she's still a dynamite presence on the screen. Robinson and Keith are solid here and who would have thunk of Ben Cartright as a mobster.

    Nice film, tightly edited, not a wasted frame in it.
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    • bkoganbing
    • Oct 14, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1956 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tight Spot
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan Municipal Building - 1 Centre Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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