The read
A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 76% of the 160 1950s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
66 audience votes
Key crew
- Daniel MainwaringScreenplay
- Crane WilburScreenplay
- Phil KarlsonDirector
- Harry SukmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John McIntireAlbert L. "Pat" Patterson
- Richard KileyJohn Patterson
- Kathryn GrantEllie Rhodes
- Edward AndrewsRhett Tanner
- Lenka PetersonMary Jo Patterson
- Biff McGuireFred Gage
- Truman SmithEd Gage
- Jean CarsonCassie
- Kathy MarloweMamie
- John LarchClem Wilson
- Allen NourseJeb Bassett
- James EdwardsZeke Ward
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Themes
gamblingalabamafilm noirprostitutionpolitical assassinationdocudramacrime syndicate