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really is a good and versatile actor in this role where he becomes infatuated with his gangster boss's wife: later on in his career, Cummings became a ham; here, he's understated and sympathetic.
Michele Morgan, unfortunately unknown today, smolderingly portrays the wronged and abused wife. Steve Cochran (who took no back-seat to Errol Flynn in the debauchery league) is excellent--- his portrayal of the thug is memorable. He once said that the key to playing criminals is to not acknowledge that they feel they're doing wrong: he admirably succeeds. You almost--- almost-- pity him.Peter Lorre rounds out this most excellent cast; yes, he plays a slightly deranged killer, a role he should have patented.
Note: Morgan was held in such high esteem that she most probably would have had the role immortalized by Ingrid Bergman in, "Casablance," had her studio agreed to release her.
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Thick noir atmosphere, tired cop, his archenemy and tough choice between two babes - a blond and a brunette.
Fortunately, the quintessential evil man Lee Van Cleef made the decision an easy one.
Not the greatest film in that genre, but still worthy of a look.
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I'm a Bob Cummings fan from way back, Movies and TV.
He was always youthful.
He was said to use uppers, but that's a good way to age prematurely.
On an episode of his TV Show he played a Mailman who was being robbed.
He said "It's against the Law to tamper with the US Mail,
and I'm a US Male."
My kind of Humor...
and was impressed with his performance. Of course I remember him from the Bob Cummings Show when I was a young boy and of course Dial M For Murder. Cummings was certainly an actor that kind of flew under the radar without great recognition.
...was the realization that Steve Cochran, that slick gangster Roman, also played the main role in Il Grido, eleven years later.
Quite a biography, too.
feature film. Cochran looks like a linebacker, but he could project sympathy--- unusual combination.
Something between Obsession and Ossessione (original title). :)
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