That is a very true statement. I’ve always been a big fan of Victor Mature,and yes he was a great actor. 🥰❤️👏🏼👏🏼And,Richard Conte is no slouch,great actor also!🥰🤷🏼♀️
@gregorybilotto6620 I read your comment and though I don't really want to sound mean or something, I have to say...what a retarded comment you made. You remind me of my old criminal friends who used to try to justify all their criminal behavior with the stupidest, illogical reasons. First of all, he was an escaping felon. Second, he was told to stop in the proper manner. And even to boot, he pulled his knife with murder in mind to come back and kill after he was shot for not heeding a lawful command by a peace officer. I'm not saying one should be shot for just not obeying a lawful command but in this case, it was made to a fleeing felon. The guy already killed two people, including a police officer. That alone warrants stopping him from escaping in any manner available.
I agree it's a gut wrenching decision the exhausted anemic lieutenant made. He was definitely motivated to get the bad guy at that point. *shooting someone in the back is a cowardly move otherwise*
Nearly perfect perfect noir. Richard Conte and Victor Mature are at there best. Fantastic casting of some of the best character actors of the time flesh out the well above average (though not perfect} script. IMHO this ranks near the top of Robert Siodmack's best crime noir.
Very engrossing movie: well-drawn characters well acted, a wonderfully dark and dingy world, and some fine dialogue. The actor who played Niles had a Brando-ish vibe. Time well spent.
Who could fall asleep with a bruiser like thar hanging around? Her atrocious table manners wolfing down the food and talking while eating was good acting.
Interesting/informative/entertaining. Realistically portrayed citizens/crooks/law officers. Enjoy looking👀 at the cars/trucks/furniture/clothing/interior carpentry work in Apts/buildings. From that era of long ago-!!!🤗. Forgot about the law enforcement officers on horse back.
IMO, his best 3 leads were as Doc Holliday in MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, the victim of Richard Widmark in KISS OF DEATH, and Samson in SAMSON & DELILAH--except nobody saw him for looking at Hedy Lamarr.
Richard Conte's character (Martin Rome) would meet his demise in a similar fashion as Barzini twenty-four years later in *The Godfather* (1972 - Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola).
Hope Emmerson. Not many will recognize the name but anyone who's seen her says "Oh yeah, I remember her!" She's the one who nearly strangles the Richard Conte Character. Ist Class!
@stevenleek1254 -Thank you for pointing out Hope Emerson. I would never have recognized her here!! I saw her in an old Audie Murphy movie, where she played a VERY different character. A tender-hearted TX settler, gruff & tough as nails on the exterior. She helped Audie Murphy round up a far-flung group of female settlers whose menfolk were off fighting the Civil War, & train them to resist an Indian uprising. In trying to recall the title, the only thing that comes to mind is "The Petticoat Brigade," but I'm not sure if that was actually the title, or merely the derisive term applied to the women by the soldiers at the fort when their existence (& victory) became known.
@@janjerge1484 She is terrific and unforgettable in the excellent noir Caged too She received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress for her role in that one.
Must you cover scenes of the movie with your damn ads? You can hardly see the boy collapsing into the arms of the detective, thegut-wrenching conclusion to a great movie.
Love the old actors, A very young Fred Clark who appeared in multi-tv series and died at an early age ,December 5, 1968 (aged 54 of liver failure. He plays Lt. Jim Collins
Hope Emerson was a giant woman over 6 feet and she could have sat on Conte in that scene where she tries to steal from him the key to the locker that had the jewels.
Stupid play. Should've called the cops after he got the money and the tickets. Not very credible to think she would just hand over the dough without seeing the merchandise. What would Marty be doing with a choir girl like Tina? What would she be doing with him? I guess people only paid 25c to see these movies.
So, you are saying that no good woman ever fell for a bad man, or that no impressionable young woman ever made a bad decision and hooked up with an older man who made her feel important? I can well remember 50 years ago when I was completely stumped why some of the most inconsiderate men I knew had some of the sweetest wives. Life is not always logical.
