Race Street
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
| Produced by | Nat Holt |
| Screenplay by | Martin Rackin |
| Story by | Maurice Davis |
| Starring | George Raft William Bendix Marilyn Maxwell |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Editing by | Samuel E. Beetley |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 22, 1948 (United States) |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Race Street (1948) is an American crime film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin. The drama features George Raft, William Bendix and Marilyn Maxwell.[1]
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[edit] Plot
San Francisco bookie takes on an extortion ring that has murdered his lifelong friend.
[edit] Cast
- George Raft as Daniel J. 'Dan' Gannin
- William Bendix as Lt. Barney Runson
- Marilyn Maxwell as Robbie Lawrence
- Frank Faylen as Phil Dickson
- Harry Morgan as Hal Towers
- Gale Robbins as Elaine Gannin
- Cully Richards as Mike Hadley
- Mack Gray as Stringy
- Russell Hicks as Easy Mason
[edit] Reception
When the film was released, The New York Times film critic, Thomas M. Pryor, panned the film, writing, "In Race Street, a regulation melodrama which opened Saturday at the Mayfair, George Raft is playing a regulation big-time bookie who is harassed by regulation muscle-men. In fact, everything about this dreary exercise in violence is strictly formula, depressingly juvenile and dull...Mr. Raft, an old hand at this sort of thing, handles himself with ease and authority, and William Bendix does a good job as the detective. There is even professional dexterity to the direction, but all this energy is completely wasted on a shoddy, routine story."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Race Street at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Pryor, Thomas m. The New York Times, film review, August 23, 1948. Last accessed: February 27, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Race Street at the Internet Movie Database
- Race Street at the TCM Movie Database
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