The read
A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 110 1950s thriller movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
179 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Earl FeltonScreenplay
Cast
- Charles McGrawDet. Sgt. Walter Brown
- Marie WindsorMrs. Frankie Neall
- Jacqueline WhiteAnn Sinclair
- Gordon GebertTommy Sinclair
- Queenie LeonardMrs. Troll
- David ClarkeJoseph Kemp
- Peter VirgoDensel
- Don BeddoeDet. Sgt. Gus Forbes
- Paul MaxeySam Jennings
- Harry HarveyTrain Conductor
- Peter BroccoVincent Yost (uncredited)
- George ChandlerAccomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
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Themes
hitmanwidowtelegramoverweight manpolice protectionblondelittle boyfilm noirmurderundercover coppolice detectiverailroad detective