"A hard cop and a soft dame."

1953

1h 29m

7.7(573 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

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10 featured cast members

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Glenn Ford

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame

Debby Marsh

Jocelyn Brando

Katie Bannion

Alexander Scourby

Mike Lagana

Lee Marvin

Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan

Bertha Duncan

Peter Whitney

Tierney

Willis Bouchey

Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton

Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams

Larry Gordon

Creative team

Directed by: Fritz Lang
Written by: Sydney Boehm
Produced by: Robert Arthur

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