City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in.
Directed by Anatole Litvak
magic
remake
film noir
tenement
police standoff
magician
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Letterboxd
3.2 / 5
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Cast
Henry Fonda
Joe Adams
Barbara Bel Geddes
Jo Ann
Vincent Price
Maximilian the Great
Ann Dvorak
Charlene
Howard Freeman
Sheriff Ned Meade
Moroni Olsen
Chief of Police Bob McManus
Elisha Cook Jr.
Frank Dunlap
Queenie Smith
Mrs. Tully
David Clarke
Bill Pulanski
Charles McGraw
Policeman Stevens
Melinda Byron
Peggy
Davis Roberts
Freddie
Crew
Anatole Litvak
Director
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Anatole Litvak
Producer
Robert Hakim
Producer
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Renié
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
christy
6.0★ · 10/16/25
Very much a nothingburger. Even Vincent Price could not save it and despite his performance I felt nothing. My main gripe is that maybe it was the script or the lack of emotion but I didn't understand why he couldn't just leave the room in the first place. Like I get WHY but it certainly didn't feel like he had any reason to not just walk out. Didn't really care for the female lead either and the romance felt like nothing.
Very much a nothingburger. Even Vincent Price could not save it and despite his performance I felt nothing. My main gripe is that maybe it was the script or the lack of emotion but I didn't understand why he couldn't just leave the room in the first place. Like I get WHY but it certainly didn't feel like he had any reason to not just walk out. Didn't really care for the female lead either and the romance felt like nothing.
