Visually fascinating thriller.
Tight Spot (1955)
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Synopsis: Released from prison in an attempt to convince her to testify against her old beau--a notorious mobster--a tough-as-nails model endures attempts on her life, crooked cops, and the murder of her... Released from prison in an attempt to convince her to testify against her old beau--a notorious mobster--a tough-as-nails model endures attempts on her life, crooked cops, and the murder of her policewoman escort before finally taking the stand. Based on the play "Dead Pigeon" by Leonard Kantor, this noir effort purportedly mirrors Estes Kefauver's tactics in coercing Virginia Hill to testify in the Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel prosecution. [More]
Starring: Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith, Lorne Greene
Starring: Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith, Lorne Greene, Katherine Anderson, Lucy Marlow, Allen Nourse, Peter Leeds, Doye O'Dell, Eve McVeagh, Helen Wallace, Frank Gerstle, Gloria Ann Simpson, Robert Shield, Norman Keats
Director: Phil Karlson
Director: Phil Karlson
Screenwriter: William Bowers
Story: Leonard Kantor
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil
Composer: George Duning
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Suffers from staginess, predictability, and an essentially weak heart.
Ginger Rogers should stick to Fred Astaire musicals--she was miscast as a smart talking jailbird.
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