Directed by:
Arnold LavenScreenplay:
Lawrence RomanCinematography:
Joseph F. BirocComposer:
Herschel Burke GilbertCast:
Edward G. Robinson, Paulette Goddard, K.T. Stevens, Porter Hall, Adam Williams, Edward Binns, Barry Kelley, Jay Adler, Harlan Warde, Mary Ellen Kay (more)Plots(1)
What starts out as an assumed car theft which results in the shooting of a police officer turns into a much more involved crime investigation as Captain of the Vice Squad “Barnie” Barnaby (Edward G. Robinson) pulls in favors from a local madam (Paulette Goddard) and tries every trick in the book to get an uncooperative witness Jack Hartrampf (Porter Hall) to spill what he knows. Along the way, the real crime – a bank robbery – gains momentum and is executed, and Barnaby contends with mentally ill neighborhood informants, a kidnapping of a bank employee (Mary Ellen Kay), and manipulating one of the robbers (Adam Williams) who bailed at the last minute into providing information about his cohorts. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Romania
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Paulette Goddard
USA
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Modern Times (1936)
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K.T. Stevens
USA
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Kitty Foyle (1940)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
Porter Hall
USA
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Ace in the Hole (1951)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Adam Williams
USA
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The Big Heat (1953)
The Lonely Man (1957)
Edward Binns
USA
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12 Angry Men (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Barry Kelley
USA
Best movies:
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Carrie (1952)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
Jay Adler
USA
Best movies:
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Lust for Life (1956)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Harlan Warde
USA
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Mary Ellen Kay
USA
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
Lee Van Cleef
USA
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Mel Blanc
USA
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Leonard Bremen
USA
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The Young Philadelphians (1959)
William Boyett
USA
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Percy Helton
USA
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Robert Karnes
USA
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Mike Lally
USA
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Paul Bryar
USA
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The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Vertigo (1958)
Edward Earle
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Charles Tannen
USA
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