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The Turning Point (1952)

Directed by William Dieterle

Film Noir | Crime | Drama

Overview

Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn’t understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he’s seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry’s friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John’s girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.

Rated PG | Length 85 minutes

Actors

William Holden | Edmond O'Brien | Alexis Smith | Tom Tully | Ed Begley | Danny Dayton | Adele Longmire | Ray Teal | Ted de Corsia | Don Porter | Howard Freeman | Neville Brand | Jay Adler | Whit Bissell | Leonard Bremen | Carolyn Jones | Russell Johnson | Joel Marston | Mary Murphy | Jean Ransome

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
08/23/2018TVStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Closing night A-side film at Noir City 2018. Lots of drama here and one I wasn’t so invested in. Kinda surprised this was the main feature for the closing night.

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