Directed by:
Frank TuttleScreenplay:
Jacques CompanéezComposer:
Joe HajosCast:
Dane Clark, Simone Signoret, Fernand Gravey, Teddy Bilis, Maurice Régamey, Dominique Marcas, François Joux, Michel André, Jean-Paul Moulinot, Edmond Ardisson (more)Plots(1)
This gripping 'lost' gangster movie was filmed in Paris by acclaimed noir director Frank Tuttle (THIS GUN FOR HIRE, THE GLASS KEY). It stars Dane Clark as U.S. army deserter-turned-gangster Eddy Roback who is sprung from a police van by his criminal cohorts whilst being transported to the courthouse. Wounded in the gun battle, Eddy looks up former flame Denise Vernon (Simone Signoret), in the hope that she will obtain the necessary cash for a flight across the border. However, with the dogged police and Denise's new beau, a crime reporter named Frank Clinton, on his trail, time is running out for Eddy as he attempts to rely on his former criminal network and moll to secure his passage to freedom. Shot on authentic locations by noted cinematographer Eugen Schufftan (EYES WITHOUT A FACE, THE HUSTLER), this is a gripping man-on-the-run crime movie, and rattles along at a fair clip, aided in no small part by the performances; especially Signoret as the tragic moll and Clark as the pitiless hard-boiled criminal. The Gallic setting lends an effective air of authenticity and doomed romanticism to an oft-told tale, and this previously rarely-seen genre movie is well-worth seeking out. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dane Clark
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Simone Signoret
German Empire
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Fernand Gravey
Belgium
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Teddy Bilis
France
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Maurice Régamey
Poland
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Dominique Marcas
France
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François Joux
France
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Michel André
France
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Jean-Paul Moulinot
France
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Edmond Ardisson
France
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Albert Dinan
France
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Albert Augier
France
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Yvonne Dany
France
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Franck Maurice
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Manuel Gary
France
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Philippe Janvier
France
Rodolphe Marcilly
France
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Fernand Rauzéna
France
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Jackie Blanchot
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Michel Seldow
France
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