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A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 30%. Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do. Most of the 160 1950s crime movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes30%
Audiences rate it 37 points higher than critics do.
42 audience votes
Key crew
- W.R. BurnettScreenplay
- William Wister HainesScreenplay
- John CromwellDirector
Cast
- Robert MitchumThomas McQuigg
- Lizabeth ScottIrene Hayes
- Robert RyanNick Scanlon
- William TalmanJohnson
- Ray CollinsMortimer Welsh
- Joyce MackenzieMary McQuigg
- Robert HuttonDave Ames
- Virginia HustonLucy Johnson
- William ConradTurk
- Walter SandeJim Delaney
- Les TremayneHarry Craig
- Don PorterR. G. Connolly
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Themes
corruptionelection campaigncop-killergangsterpolice chiefbased on play or musicalremakefilm noirpolice corruptionpolice stationmob bossmob hit