The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
29 audience votes
Key crew
- John C. HigginsScreenplay
- Alvin LevinOriginal Music Composer
- Anthony MannDirector
Cast
- John IrelandDuke Martin
- Sheila RyanRosie Ryan
- Hugh BeaumontPolice Sergeant Mickey Ferguson
- Jane RandolphClara Calhoun
- Ed KellySteve Ryan
- Charles D. BrownPolice Captain MacTaggart
- Clancy CooperDetective Jim Chubb
- Peggy ConverseMarie Weston
- Hermine SterlerMrs. Ryan
- Keefe BrasselleCowie Kowalski
- Roy GordonJackland Ainsworth
- Gordon B. ClarkeClub Pianist (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
hold-up robberyfilm noirb movie