Destination: Murder

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Destination: Murder

1950

1h 12m

Crime

Drama

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Laura Mansfield (Joyce Mackenzie) catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales (Stanley Clements) after he shoots her businessman father. At the police station, Laura identifies Jackie as the murderer, but the policeman in charge of the case, Lt. Brewster (James Flavin), lets him go, citing a lack of corroborating evidence. Outraged, Laura worms her way into the unsuspecting Jackie's heart, trying to snare him and mob-connected club owner Armitage (Albert Dekker) in her trap.

Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Likable little film noir with a gutsy heroine and an unusually diverse group of bad guys.

Jan 31, 2012

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Dennis Schwartz

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A snappy B-film crime thriller from RKO that is only enjoyable because the story is so quirky.

Rated: C

Apr 26, 2002

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Steve D

It's heroin seems to be an afterthought.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/22/23

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Audience Member

It's hard not to like this little B-noir. Some of it has to do with seeing the absolute awful acting choices made by Joyce MacKenzie. It's as if she director Edward L. Cahn told her pretend you can't stand a word of English when your co-star asks you a simple question. But, this little film offers more than questionable acting choices. Lovers of 40s, 50s pulpy crimes stories will embrace.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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deke p

some vintage L.A. City Hall scenes, before it was dwarfed. A complex gangster story, and some hard to believe. Kind of interesting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Rather interesting low-budget noir with unlikely situations--Quickie Noir has Its Moments!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Decent b-movie noir, with a bit of a lackluster plot, but it's enjoyable enough.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Not a great noir, but it has some nice touches, like using music to drown out someone getting roughed-up, decade and half before Sergio Leone would use it in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. I also enjoyed the musical performance of Steve Gibson and the Redcaps.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Edward L. Cahn

Director

Joyce Mackenzie

Laura Mansfield

Stanley Clements

Jackie Wales

Hurd Hatfield

Stretch Norton

Albert Dekker

Armitage

James Flavin

Police Lt. Brewster

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Synopsis

Laura Mansfield (Joyce Mackenzie) catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales (Stanley Clements) after he shoots her businessman father. At the police station, Laura identifies Jackie as the murderer, but the policeman in charge of the case, Lt. Brewster (James Flavin), lets him go, citing a lack of corroborating evidence. Outraged, Laura worms her way into the unsuspecting Jackie's heart, trying to snare him and mob-connected club owner Armitage (Albert Dekker) in her trap.

Director: Edward L. Cahn
Production Co: Edward L. Cahn Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 12m