IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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A well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves.A well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves.A well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Eddie Borden
- Theatrical Agent
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Cop at Roadblock
- (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
- Witmer - Armored Car Driver
- (uncredited)
Morgan Brown
- Burlesque Theatre Patron
- (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
- Car 6 Patrolman at Pier 5
- (uncredited)
James Bush
- Control Tower Operator
- (uncredited)
Roger Creed
- Police Radio Operator
- (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
- Stadium Cashier
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere was a Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. It opened 1925 and mostly used by the Pacific Coast Minor league team the Los Angeles Angels. In 1961 the Los Angeles Angels played their first major league season there. It was demolished in 1969.
- GoofsAfter he is shot, Ryan gives his location over the bugged car microphone, but the gunshot was apparently not heard. Further information: Ryan is shot outside the car while attempting to escape and later crawls back to the car and climbs partially inside and reaches for the key in the ignition under the microphone to give his location. It appears the microphone only works when the car is running or the ignition is on as the following police car loses communications when the suspect cars pulls into a lumberyard and the car's ignition is turned off.
- Quotes
Ryan: [On the phone] We hit pay dirt. The gal in question is Yvonne LeDoux, a bur-le-q queen workin' out of the Bijou Theater, but that's not all. She's also the widow of the late Benny McBride.
Lt. Jim Cordell: Benny's wife, huh?
Ryan: You should see her workin' clothes. Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride... the naked and the dead.
Lt. Jim Cordell: Very funny.
- Crazy creditsIn the film's opening credits, the title is surrounded by quotation marks.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Palookaville (1995)
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Armored Car Robbery (1950)
*** (out of 4)
Thief Dave Purvis (William Talman) plays the perfect heist of an armored car in L.A. but things take a disastrous turn when cops show up on the scene. A gunfight breaks out and a cop is killed, which doesn't sit well with Lt. Jim Cordell (Charles McGraw) who will stop at nothing to make sure those responsible are brought to justice. This film was released by Warner as a film-noir but I personally didn't see anything to connect this to that genre. This is, however, a fine crime picture that has two great actors delivering strong performances and in the end they're reason enough to watch the film. I think the biggest problem with the movie is that director Flesicher never builds up any atmosphere nor does he ever build up any real suspense. In many ways the film is very by-the-numbers because it seems like the director and screenwriter never tried to go out of their way to do something special but instead they just deliver the goods and make for a pleasant 67-minutes. The movie features some great locations around Wrigley Field as well as several scenes inside a burlesque show, which adds to the fun. The heist sequence was fairly well-directed and the pay-off is nice as well. The ending is going to remind people of Kubrick's THE KILLING, although it's a lot more graphic in nature here. Talman and McGraw are two veterans of this genre and both men know how to make their characters speak without saying a word. Both men have incredible faces that really tell us all we need to know and it seems as if both actors were having a lot of fun in these roles. Talman is very laid-back in his role and his character really comes across very collective and cool. McGraw, in an early Dirty Harry type role, is tough as nails and you just know he's not going to stop.
*** (out of 4)
Thief Dave Purvis (William Talman) plays the perfect heist of an armored car in L.A. but things take a disastrous turn when cops show up on the scene. A gunfight breaks out and a cop is killed, which doesn't sit well with Lt. Jim Cordell (Charles McGraw) who will stop at nothing to make sure those responsible are brought to justice. This film was released by Warner as a film-noir but I personally didn't see anything to connect this to that genre. This is, however, a fine crime picture that has two great actors delivering strong performances and in the end they're reason enough to watch the film. I think the biggest problem with the movie is that director Flesicher never builds up any atmosphere nor does he ever build up any real suspense. In many ways the film is very by-the-numbers because it seems like the director and screenwriter never tried to go out of their way to do something special but instead they just deliver the goods and make for a pleasant 67-minutes. The movie features some great locations around Wrigley Field as well as several scenes inside a burlesque show, which adds to the fun. The heist sequence was fairly well-directed and the pay-off is nice as well. The ending is going to remind people of Kubrick's THE KILLING, although it's a lot more graphic in nature here. Talman and McGraw are two veterans of this genre and both men know how to make their characters speak without saying a word. Both men have incredible faces that really tell us all we need to know and it seems as if both actors were having a lot of fun in these roles. Talman is very laid-back in his role and his character really comes across very collective and cool. McGraw, in an early Dirty Harry type role, is tough as nails and you just know he's not going to stop.
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- May 29, 2010
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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