The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
24 audience votes
Key crew
- George CallahanScreenplay
- Roy Del RuthDirector
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- George RaftJohnny Torno
- Virginia MayoCarla North
- Gene LockhartWarni Hazard
- Raymond BurrNick Cherney
- Harry MorganRocky
- Barton MacLaneDetective Strecker
- Arthur FranzFr. Jess Torno
- Ken MurrayKen Murray
- Stanley ClementsCarlson Hotel Bellhop
- William FrawleyHotel Night Clerk
- Arthur ShieldsFather Redmond
- Frank OrthWallace 'Wally' Stoner
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Themes
biblefilm noir