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      Down Three Dark Streets

      1954 1 hr. 25 min. Crime Drama List
      Reviews 47% 50+ Ratings Audience Score When federal agent Zack Stewart (Kenneth Tobey) turns up dead, his partner, agent John Ripley (Broderick Crawford), vows to find the murderer and takes control of all of the cases that Stewart was on when he was killed. One investigation involves a ring of thugs who hijack cars, another deals with a mobster on the lam, and the third revolves around blackmail and kidnapping. Unfortunately for Ripley, each case is so dangerous that he may not live long enough to find the man who killed Stewart. Read More Read Less

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      StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 25 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/05/23 Full Review Bob S best thing about it is the triptych of stories. When you think it's over, it's not. Broderick Crawford, though? Eh. Ruth Roman is the star. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/22 Full Review Murty C This is one film noir picture that I liked - reasonably good plot, competent acting, credible FBI procedures, an anti-hero male who doesn't spew contrived wisecracks, and an anti-"broad" female lead (a widow whose little kid is in danger). The plot involves determining who is threatening the kid - the villain is involved in one of three cases that an FBI agent was handling when he died. I enjoyed it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/03/22 Full Review Audience Member What did you do to my wife? An FBI agent with three open cases is brutally murdered leading to his work being passed on to another young, aspiring FBI Agent. The agent picks up the cases and hopes to solve all three cases while using the details from the cases to find the man responsible for the original agent's murder and solve that crime too. "You want that little girl and I want that money." Arnold Laven, director of The Rifleman, The Big Valley, The Glory Guys, Back to the Planet of the Apes, and episodes from the television series A-Team, CHiPS, Hill Street Blues, and Fantasy Island, delivers Down Three Dark Streets. The storyline for this picture is interesting and fun to watch unfold. There is some unique drama and clever twists. "I don't like men staring at me before lunch." I came across this recently on Netflix while scrolling through the classics section and added it to my queue. This was fairly well done with some nice plot twists and character development. This is far from perfect, or an all time good classic, but it is worth a viewing. "I didn't want to stop him or his presents." Grade: C+ Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review dave j Tuesday, July 19, 2011 (1954) Down Three Dark Streets CRIME DRAMA After an FBI agent gets killed, FBI Agent John 'Rip' Ripley played by Oscar winner Broderick Crawford handles the case which involves gangsters, extortion and car thieves! Farfetch plot that with a satisfying conclusion! 3 out of 4 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The guilty party stood out like a right-wing Republican at a Grateful Dead concert. Rated: C Sep 4, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis When federal agent Zack Stewart (Kenneth Tobey) turns up dead, his partner, agent John Ripley (Broderick Crawford), vows to find the murderer and takes control of all of the cases that Stewart was on when he was killed. One investigation involves a ring of thugs who hijack cars, another deals with a mobster on the lam, and the third revolves around blackmail and kidnapping. Unfortunately for Ripley, each case is so dangerous that he may not live long enough to find the man who killed Stewart.
      Director
      Arnold Laven
      Screenwriter
      Gordon Gordon, Mildred Gordon, Bernard C. Schoenfeld
      Production Co
      Edward Small Productions
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 1, 2016