The Big Combo

2/13/19551h 28m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal! ~

Overview:

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

Director:

Joseph H. Lewis

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

film noir
police corruption
police detective
double cross
lie detection
antiques shop
hangar
burlesque dancer
police shootout
gang moll

Cast

Cornel Wilde

~ as ~

Leonard Diamond

Jean Wallace

~ as ~

Susan Lowell

Brian Donlevy

~ as ~

Joe McClure

Richard Conte

~ as ~

Mr. Brown

Lee Van Cleef

~ as ~

Fante

Earl Holliman

~ as ~

Mingo

Robert Middleton

~ as ~

Police Capt. Peterson

Helen Walker

~ as ~

Alicia Brown

Jay Adler

~ as ~

Detective Sam Hill

John Hoyt

~ as ~

Nils Dreyer

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
7
Cornel Wilde is quite good as the detective charged with investigating a local crime boss (Richard Conte) who thus far has proved a bit Teflon. After a few years of this relentless pursuit, he has managed to fall for the hoodlum's lady (Susan Wallace) and his captain deduces that he has become too close to remain objective and so the case is to be stopped. That all changes when Conte's thugs accidentally kill the woman (instead of him) and it all becomes truly personal! It's a well directed, pacy and, at times, suspenseful crime drama from the pen of Philip Yordan that could perhaps have been just ten minutes shorter to tighten it up.