Desperate (film)
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 Theatricl release poster |
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| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Produced by | Michael Kraike |
| Written by | Story: Dorothy Atlas) Anthony Mann Screenplay: Harry Essex |
| Starring | Steve Brodie Audrey Long Raymond Burr |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Editing by | Marston Fay |
| Studio | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 9, 1947 |
| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Desperate is a 1947 suspense film noir directed by Anthony Mann.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Steve Randall (Brodie) is an independent trucker who is hired by an old friend to haul some freight. Only when Steve arrives at the warehouse, does he realize that what he has been hired to haul away is stolen goods. A cop is killed when they bust in during the delivery.
Later, after kidnapping Steve, the criminals, led by Walt Radak (Burr), threaten to mutilate Mrs. Randall (Long) unless Steve confesses to a murder committed by Radak's brother during the theft.
Steve plays along with the criminals just long enough to escape. He takes his wife and leaves town with the couple being pursued by cops and the crooks.
[edit] Cast
- Steve Brodie as Steve Randall
- Audrey Long as Mrs. Anne Randall
- Raymond Burr as Walt Radak
- Douglas Fowley as Pete Lavitch, Private Eye
- William Challee as Reynolds
- Jason Robards as Det. Lt. Louie Ferrari
- Freddie Steele as Shorty Abbott
- Lee Frederick as Joe Daly
- Paul E. Burns as Uncle Jan
- Ilka Grüning as Aunt Klara
[edit] References
- ^ Desperate at the Internet Movie Database.
[edit] External links
- Desperate at the Internet Movie Database
- Desperate at AllRovi
- Desperate at the TCM Movie Database
- Desperate trailer at YouTube (illustrates expressionistic cinematography by George E. Diskant)
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