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Appointment with Danger (1950)
Directed by Lewis Allen
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Overview
Al Goddard, a detective who works for the United States Postal Inspection Service, is assigned to arrest two criminals who’ve allegedly murdered a U.S. postal detective.
Rated NR | Length 89 minutes
Actors
Alan Ladd | Phyllis Calvert | Paul Stewart | Jan Sterling | Jack Webb | Stacy Harris | Harry Morgan | David Bauer | Dan Riss | Harry Antrim | Paul Lees | Geraldine Wall | George J. Lewis | Murray Alper | Byron Barr | Symona Boniface | Billy Engle | Fritz Feld | Kathleen Freeman | Art Gilmore | Frank Hagney | Whitey Haupt | Jerry James | Sheldon Jett | Pat Lane | William Meader | Patsy O'Byrne | Hal Rand | Frances Sandford | Ralph Sanford | Sid Tomack | Harry Tyler | Ann Tyrrell | Ernö Verebes | Herb Vigran | Bruce Wong
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/06/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Appointment With Danger is a 1951 noir vehicle for Alan Ladd, set in Gary and La Porte, Indiana, which is one of the things that drew me to it.
It was a lot of fun watching Harry Morgan and Jack Webb, who teamed up as cops for the classic Dragnet TV series, working as two criminals here. Morgan’s very convincing stammer is excellent and Webb is pure evil delight.
Ladd does an ok but not-quite-convincing job as the tough, hard-hearted postal inspector investigating the murder of a fellow inspector.
For as much time and effort that is spent on the heist plan that figures as a central part of the plot, the actual heist itself is laughably minor and easy to pull off. Two kids with slingshots and a whim could’ve done it.
I do love watching shootouts in older movies. Invariably the participants jerk the gun around when they pull off a shot, like that’s supposed to somehow make it more accurate. Maybe directors back then didn’t think holding a gun relatively still and actually aiming it conveyed enough action. Doesn’t matter to me, it’s fun to watch!
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