A mobster (Quinn) springs a condemned murderer (Granger) because he got his sister (Bancroft) pregnant.A mobster (Quinn) springs a condemned murderer (Granger) because he got his sister (Bancroft) pregnant.A mobster (Quinn) springs a condemned murderer (Granger) because he got his sister (Bancroft) pregnant.
- Margie
- (as Joy Terry)
- Juror
- (uncredited)
- Guard
- (uncredited)
- Jury Foreman
- (uncredited)
- Wedding Guest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe scene when Regal first goes inside a building to visit his mother was filmed on Second Street in Los Angeles, California in what is called Little Tokyo.
- GoofsWhen the corpse surfaces on the lake, it appears feet first. In reality, the torso would rise first, because it is full of gases that make bodies float. The legs are only muscle, bone and connective tissues, with no way to produce or retain gases that would encourage floating. However, as noted in the narration, there was a slot machine chained to the body. A slot machine chained around the neck or shoulders would allow the corpse's feet to break the water's surface.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Joe McFarland: [voice over as the scene shifts from the front of the newspaper office to him typing at his office desk] This story is true. I oughta know. I not only covered it for my newspaper, I became a part of it. You read about Phil Regal in the papers - "Enforcer for the Underworld" they called him, but the real inside story was never told before. No one could possibly tell it until now... and stay alive. It started one dismal night under a bridge in a lonely stretch of Brooklyn...
[the scene shifts to a fire under the Brooklyn Bridge]
Elements Remain from the Golden Age of the Genre but its Decline is Evident as Things became Glossy, Obvious, and Preachy. One Thing this one does Bring to the Table is the Out of Wedlock Pregnancy that is Dealt with Head-On.
However, the Voice Over Narration No Longer is Ominous or Layered with Defeatism. Now it is just Matter of Fact Police Procedural or in this Film a Journalist just Stating the Facts.
Some Strong Acting is Evident from Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft with some Good Turns by Supporting Players, but Peter Graves and Farley Granger seem Miscast. Overall, Worth a Watch to See the Decline of Film-Noir and for an Interesting but mostly Implausible Story about the Underworld.
- LeonLouisRicci
- May 2, 2015
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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