The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack WebbDirector
- Richard L. BreenScreenplay
- Walter SchumannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack WebbSergeant Joe Friday
- Ben AlexanderOfficer Frank Smith
- Richard BooneCapt .James E. Hamilton
- Ann RobinsonOfficer Grace Downey
- Stacy HarrisMax Edward Troy
- Virginia GreggMrs. Ethel Starkie
- Vic PerrinDeputy D.A. Adolph Alexander
- Georgia EllisBelle Davitt
- James GriffithJesse Quinn
- Dick CathcartRoy Cleaver
- Malcolm AtterburyLee Reinhard
- Willard SageChester Davitt
Stills
Themes
mobsterhomicide detective