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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 89% of the 160 1950s crime movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
573 audience votes
Key crew
- Sydney BoehmScreenplay
- Fritz LangDirector
- Henry VarsOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur MortonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Glenn FordDet. Sgt. Dave Bannion
- Gloria GrahameDebby Marsh
- Jocelyn BrandoKatie Bannion
- Alexander ScourbyMike Lagana
- Lee MarvinVince Stone
- Jeanette NolanBertha Duncan
- Peter WhitneyTierney
- Willis BoucheyLt. Ted Wilks
- Robert BurtonDet. Gus Burke
- Adam WilliamsLarry Gordon
- Howard WendellPolice Commissioner Higgins
- Chris AlcaideGeorge Rose
Stills
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Themes
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