The read
Scores higher than 70% of the 661 1950s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic78/100
164 audience votes
Key crew
- A.I. BezzeridesScreenplay
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
- Nicholas RayDirector
Cast
- Ida LupinoMary Malden
- Robert RyanJim Wilson
- Ward BondWalter Brent
- Charles KemperPop Daley
- Anthony RossPete Santos
- Ed BegleyCapt. Brawley
- Ian WolfeSheriff Carrey
- Sumner WilliamsDanny Malden
- Gus SchillingLucky
- Frank FergusonWillows
- Cleo MooreMyrna Bowers
- Olive CareyMrs. Brent
Stills
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Themes
small townpolice brutalitybased on novel or bookredemptionfilm noirsnowbad copblindnesswoman director