Directed by:
Robert RossenScreenplay:
Robert RossenCinematography:
Burnett GuffeyComposer:
George DuningCast:
Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb, Ellen Drew, Nina Foch, Thomas Gomez, Jeff Chandler, Bert Stevens, Kenner G. Kemp, Jeffrey Sayre, John Kellogg (more)Plots(1)
Johnny O'Clock (Dick Powell) is a junior partner in a posh casino with Guido Marchettis (Thomas Gomez), but is senior in the eyes of Nelle (Ellen Drew) - Guido's wife and Johnny's ex. The love triangle leads to a web of complications, leaving Police inspector Koch (Lee J. Cobb) to unravel the threads of deceit and a murdered casino employee's sister (Evelyn Keyes) to tug on Johnny's heartstrings. Rookie director Robert Rossen strings together tense vignettes - brought vividly to life by cinematographer Burnett Guffey. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
Dick Powell
USA
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
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Evelyn Keyes
USA
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Gone with the Wind (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
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Lee J. Cobb
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
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Ellen Drew
USA
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Nina Foch
Netherlands
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Thomas Gomez
USA
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Key Largo (1948)
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Jeff Chandler
USA
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Bert Stevens
USA
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Kenner G. Kemp
USA
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Jeffrey Sayre
USA
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John Kellogg
USA
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Kenneth MacDonald
USA
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Brute Force (1947)
The Jayhawkers (1959)
Brick Sullivan
USA
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Love Crazy (1941)
Paul Bradley
USA
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Giant (1956)
Gilda (1946)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Kit Guard
Denmark
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
It Happened One Night (1934)
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Brooks Benedict
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Fred Aldrich
USA
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Phil Brown
USA
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Adolph Faylauer
USA
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North by Northwest (1959)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Robin Raymond
USA
Best movies:
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