Directed by:
Joseph M. NewmanScreenplay:
William SackheimCinematography:
Ellis W. CarterComposer:
Hans J. SalterCast:
Gary Merrill, Jan Sterling, Regis Toomey, Lamont Johnson, Chuck Connors, Paula Raymond, Chubby Johnson, Claude Akins, Vince Barnett, Joe Turkel, Marie Blake (more)Plots(1)
This good low-budget cop movie stars Merrill as a police captain about to quit the force to become a lawyer. Instead, however, he accepts a challenge from his superiors to clean up the department's worst district. Merrill is met with stiff opposition from the criminal element, as well as the corrupt members of his own force. Through tough leadership and perseverance, he succeeds in making the district a better place to live. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Lester Dorr
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
![James Westerfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256217_36145c.jpg)
James Westerfield
USA
Best movies:
On the Waterfront (1954)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
![Rory Mallinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/317/159317994_f324fe.jpg)
Rory Mallinson
USA
Best movies:
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
One Desire (1955)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
![George Wallace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/618/162618250_9fc16e.jpg)
George Wallace
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Minority Report (2002)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Hal Taggart
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Robert Griffin
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
The Bravados (1958)
![John Pickard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/891/159891619_c8b072.jpg)
John Pickard
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Cimarron (1960)
![Booth Colman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935924_2ce39b.jpg)
Booth Colman
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Lawyer (1970)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
![Phil Arnold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/936/159936031_659e0d.jpg)
Phil Arnold
USA
Best movies:
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
The Big Heat (1953)
Lover Come Back (1961)
![Wilbur Mack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011778_cc37d0.jpg)
Wilbur Mack
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
James Conaty
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
![William Tannen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/160/160160352_bf4539.jpg)
William Tannen
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
![Ford Rainey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/188/160188485_ba51d1.jpg)
Ford Rainey
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
![Frank Hagney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/209/160209542_2e8277.jpg)
Frank Hagney
Australia
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Modern Times (1936)
The General (1926)
![Emile Meyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/267/160267354_795477.jpg)
Emile Meyer
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
![Don Keefer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343078_fbd7bf.jpg)
Don Keefer
USA
Best movies:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
![Harry Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/346/160346073_c6f780.jpg)
Harry Wilson
UK
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
![Marjorie Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/358/160358986_ae9b65.gif)
Marjorie Bennett
Australia
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Limelight (1952)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
![Wayne Heffley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/983/160983318_bbf699.jpg)
Wayne Heffley
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
Bert Holland
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Lineup (1958)
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)