Summaries

A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.

After years of pursuit, Assistant D.A. Martin Ferguson has a good case against Murder, Inc. boss Albert Mendoza. Mendoza is in jail and his lieutenant Joseph Rico is going to testify. But Rico falls to his death and Ferguson must work through the night going over everything to build the case anew.—Ed Stephan <[email protected]>

Dist. Atty. Martin Ferguson has the chance to send criminal Albert Mendoza to the electric chair. He depends on the testimony of Mendoza's right arm; Joseph Rico. But, Rico's so scared, he commits a mistake and dies. Ferguson pours over the case - again, and again, trying to find any new evidence, or witness, he might've missed. Through flashbacks, Ferguson sees what happened, up until Rico's death. Will going over the case help Ferguson find a missing point he's so far missed?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • sniper
  • assassin
  • suicide
  • assassination attempt
  • assistant district attorney
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Film-Noir
Release date Feb 23, 1951
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production companies United States Pictures

Box office

Budget $1109000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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