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Scene of the Crime (1949)

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Release Date: Jul 28, 1949 Wide

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The Dore Schary regime at MGM brought a much-needed dose of stark realism to the venerable studio. Van Johnson sheds his boy-next-door image to play L.A. plainclothes lieutenant Mike Conovan. Determined to bring a cop killer to justice, Conovan will let no man stand in his way -- not even his level-headed superiors. The detective's single-purposed pursuit causes a rift in his marriage to wife Gloria (Arlene Dahl). The film comes very close to the Dragnet school of unadorned, unglamorized police

Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Roy Rowland

In Theaters: Jul 28, 1949 Wide

Cast

Van Johnson
Mike Conovan
Arlene Dahl
Gloria Conovan
Gloria de Haven
Lili
Tom Drake
C.C. Gordon
Norman Lloyd
Sleeper
Leon Ames
Capt. A.C. Forster
John McIntire
Det. Fred Piper
Donald Woods
Herkimer
Jerome Cowan
Arthur Webson
Tom Powers
Umpire Menafoe
Richard Benedict
Turk Kingby
Anthony Caruso
Tony Rutzo
Robert Gist
Pontiac
Romo Vincent
Hippo
Tom Helmore
Norrie Lorfield
Caleb Peterson
Loomis
Lucille Barkley
Corrine
Ray Bennett
Sheriff Kiesling
Margaret Bert
Woman
Gladys Blake
Voice on tape
Thomas E. Breen
Boy
Harris Brown
Doctor
Douglas Carter Beane
Sanitation Man
Mack Chandler
Man on table
Billy Dix
Gangster
Jimmie Dundee
Captain of Waiters
Paul Fierro
Detective
Eddie Foster
Gangster
William Haade
Lafe Douque
Don Haggerty
Detective
Guy Kingsford
Ballistics man
Mickey Kuhn
Ed Monigan
George Magrill
Detective
Mickey McCardle
Detective
Tony Merrill
Detective
Ralph Montgomery
Detective
Zon Murray
Gangster
William Phipps
Young man
Jeffrey Sayre
Manager of the Fol De R...
Billy Snyder
Gangster
Forrest Taylor
Captain of Detectives
Ray Teal
Patrolman
Minerva Urecal
Woman at crime scene
Charles Wagenheim
Nervous Man
Wilson Wood
Gateman
Richard Irving
Doctor
Victor Paul
Young Punk
Jack Shea
Fighter
William Tannen
Detective
Bette Arlen
Girl
Sam Finn
Club patron
Allen Mathews
Detective
Allan Ray
Wounded officer
Charles Regan
Club patron
Robert Strong
Police stenographer
James R. Scott
Michael Barrett
Erin Selwyn
Hat Check Girl
Mary Jane Smith
G. Pat Collins
Det. Monigan
Cameron A. Grant
Fighter
John R. McKee
Recorder
Michael Jordan
John Phillips
Doctor
William McCormick
Older Man

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One of the few film noirs attempted by MGM.

October 12, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Thursday, August 4, 2011 (1949) Scene Of The Crime FILM NOIR Typical film noir starring Van Johnson as Mike the police officer whose just learned that his ex-partner had been murdered with some bad word of mouth attached to his name as a cop who accepted bribes or as someone who can be corrupted, so Mike makes it

August 4, 2011

Dave Jordon

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