Film Forum

U.S., 1950
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Starring William Talman, Adele Jergens, Charles McGraw, Douglas Fowley
Approx. 67 min. 35mm.

Precursor to the great robbery noirs of the ’50s, criminal mastermind William Talman shrugs off a botched big caper, henchman attrition, and police dragnets, as square-jawed Charles McGraw keeps on coming.

Presented with support from The Robert Jolin Osborne Endowed Fund for American Classic Cinema of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s

Reviews

“Almost documentary in its account of the heist that goes wrong and the police procedures that are set in motion, making excellent use of LA locations, it relies on superb high contrast lighting to meld reality into the characteristic noir look.”
– Time Out