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 in the upcoming trial.
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| Ginger Rogers | ... | Sherry Conley | |
| Edward G. Robinson | ... | Lloyd Hallett | |
| Brian Keith | ... | Vince Striker | |
| Lucy Marlow | ... | Prison Girl | |
| Lorne Greene | ... | Benjamin Costain | |
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Katherine Anderson | ... | Mrs. Willoughby |
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Allen Nourse | ... | Marvin Rickles |
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Peter Leeds | ... | Fred Packer |
| Doye O'Dell | ... | Mississippi Mac | |
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Eve McVeagh | ... | Clara Moran |
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Sherry Conley, a street tough and cynical woman with an unhappy family background, is taken from prison to a hotel, where the DA tries to convince her to testify against a mobster. Sherry is reluctant because the last witness was murdered before he made it to the stand, and why should she stick her neck out? At the hotel, several attempts are made on her life, and she falls for Vince, the policemen guarding her. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
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SHE: "Is that blood?" HE: "I took two bullets through the chest, ma'am. Just routine." See more »Parents Guide:
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15 July 1955 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Dead Pigeon See more »Filming Locations:
Manhattan Municipal Building - 1 Centre Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Company Credits
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The story was inspired by Senator Estes Kefauver's tactics in coercing Virginia Hill to testify in the Bugsy Siegel prosecution. See more »Quotes
Sherry Conley: Men - they ought to trade themselves in for somethin' a girl really needs.See more »
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Ginger Rogers' performance (straight out of "Roxie Hart") makes this film. Others have found Ms. Rogers to be too old for the film. I think that the fact that she is a bit "past her prime" adds to her character, which has (let's face it) been "around the block" a few times. She and Brian Keith (doing his patented tough-as-nails copper) make a potent team. It is a pity that they did no more work together. The film itself is a strange mixture of Rogers' comic sass and Karlson's brand of hard-hitting melodrama. Ultimately, the film is sunk by an unbelievable plot contrivance that leaves the audience feeling betrayed. However, the performances (including, of course, Robinson's) make this a worthwhile experience.