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A Balasaur Score of 55 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 38%. Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do. Most of the 122 1940s crime movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Gordon WilesDirector
- Daniel FuchsScreenplay
- Louis GruenbergOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barry SullivanShubunka
- BelitaNancy Starr
- Joan LorringDorothy
- Akim TamiroffNick Jammey
- Harry MorganShorty
- John IrelandKarty
- Sheldon LeonardCornell
- Fifi D'OrsayMrs. Ostroleng
- Virginia ChristineMrs. Karty
- Elisha Cook Jr.Oval
- Ted HechtSwain
- Leif EricksonBeaumont
Stills
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Shares: Mob / Mafia · Mafia & Mob · Crime
Themes
gangstermental breakdownfilm noirextortionb movienightclub singersmall time thugsturf warbetrayal of trustbroken manshot to death