- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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2 out of 5
This B-movie thriller about a robbery that goes horribly wrong vaguely resembles The Asphalt Jungle, which was made in the same year, while its ironic climax was copied by Stanley Kubrick in his 1956 movie The Killing. Director Richard Fleischer is clearly working on a shoestring budget, but that doesn't hinder his creation of suspense or atmosphere. The cast, alas, is distinctly third-rate, as typified by the grumbling performance of Charles McGraw, who plays the cop on the case.
Plot Summary
Crime drama starring Charles McGraw and Adele Jergens. During a daring daylight robbery by master crook Purvus and his gang, a policeman is killed. Lt Cordell, the dead man's partner, relentlessly sets about tracking down the killers.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Cordell
- Charles McGraw
- Yvonne
- Adele Jergens
- Purvus
- William Talman
- Benny
- Douglas Fowley
- Mapes
- Steve Brodie
- Ryan
- Don McGuire
- Cuyler
- Don Haggerty
- Phillips
- James Flavin
- Foster
- Gene Evans
Crew
- Director
- Richard Fleischer
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