Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004]
ISBN: 0790783201
Description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: Kantor, MacKinlay, 1904-1977 Film and video adaptations.
Bank robberies Drama.
Firearms Drama.
Man-woman relationships Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films United States. lcsh
Film noir. lcsh
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. lcsh
Credits: Music, Victor Young ; director of photography, Russell Harlan ; editor, Harry Gerstad.
Performers: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger, Morris Carnovsky, Rusty Tamblyn.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: Not rated.
Notes: English dialogue, optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
From the Saturday Evening Post story by MacKinley Kantor.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
Special features: commentary by author/film-noir specialist Glenn Erickson.
National Film Registry selection, 1998.
Summary: Classic film noir based on a short story by MacKinlay Kantor. A greedy sideshow sharp-shooter marries an ex-army man, then leads him down the road to crime for easy money. Includes a bank robbery sequence, noted for being filmed in one shot.
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