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      Cry Danger

      1951 1h 19m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 79% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Unjustly incarcerated for robbery, ex-convict Rocky Mulloy (Dick Powell) returns from a five-year stretch in prison to find the criminal who set him up. Helped by Delong (Richard Erdman), a disabled Marine, and Nancy (Rhonda Fleming), the wife of his best friend, Rocky tracks down racketeer Louie Castro (William Conrad) who engineered the robbery. Complicating Rocky's attempt to nail Castro and find a cache of stolen loot is a police detective (Regis Toomey) who suspects Rocky's motives. Read More Read Less

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      Alex M F Brilliant cinematography and good actors, too, but the dialogue and the story leave a lot to be desired. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/06/22 Full Review Audience Member Good entertainment. Very well shot. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Dick Powell's in full force. Solid film! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Dick Powell is just out of the slammer, released from a life sentence because an ex-marine has turned up to validate his "drinking night" alibi for a robbery he didn't commit. He aims to set things straight and find the evidence that will free his buddy still in jail on an accessory charge. The police (and the ex-marine) want to see if he knows where the loot is. Director Parrish holds all the cards and only reveals them to us one at a time, keeping secret what Powell knows, who he suspects, and just exactly how he plans to tie up all the loose ends left hanging when he was sent up. Powell, the former child crooner (e.g., 42nd Street), sticks with his post-war persona (hard-boiled, tough as nails, and always ready with a wry quip) in this noir that brings together almost all of the hallmarks of the genre but feels a bit loopier than usual. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Dick Powell faces William Conrad, and wins ... eventually--A Class Act!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't usually enjoy film noir, but I caught this one on TCM one night and thought it was pretty good. Snappy dialogue, well paced, good story. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews This efficient revenge yarn was shot in 22 days. Rated: B Sep 3, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Unjustly incarcerated for robbery, ex-convict Rocky Mulloy (Dick Powell) returns from a five-year stretch in prison to find the criminal who set him up. Helped by Delong (Richard Erdman), a disabled Marine, and Nancy (Rhonda Fleming), the wife of his best friend, Rocky tracks down racketeer Louie Castro (William Conrad) who engineered the robbery. Complicating Rocky's attempt to nail Castro and find a cache of stolen loot is a police detective (Regis Toomey) who suspects Rocky's motives.
      Director
      Robert Parrish
      Production Co
      Olympic Productions Inc.
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 1, 2015
      Runtime
      1h 19m