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"Expose of the $8,000,000,000 gambling syndicate and its hoodlum empire!"

1950 1h 42m EN

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6.4

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6.8

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★6.4TMDB · 40★6.8IMDB · 2,640

Crime

Synopsis

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A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.

“Expose of the $8,000,000,000 gambling syndicate and its hoodlum empire!”

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Cast

Edmond O'Brien
Mal Granger
Joanne Dru
Gail Mason
Otto Kruger
Carl Stephans
Barry Kelley
Vince Walters
Dorothy Patrick
Trudy Maxwell
Don Porter
Larry Mason
Howard St. John
Lieutenant Pete Wright
Robert Osterloh
Gizzi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph M. Newman
Writers: Francis Swann, Richard English
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joseph M. Newman, shot by Franz Planer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sol Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Edmond O'Brien and Joanne Dru and Otto Kruger carry the top of the cast.

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MONEY

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Marketing tagline: "Expose of the $8,000,000,000 gambling syndicate and its hoodlum empire!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042176 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joseph M. Newman directs. Franz Planer behind the camera. Sol Kaplan scores. Bert Jordan cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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176 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Joseph M. Newman, shot by Franz Planer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Sol Kaplan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Edmond O'Brien and Joanne Dru and Otto Kruger carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Expose of the $8,000,000,000 gambling syndicate and its hoodlum empire!".
7IMDB entry: tt0042176 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.