711 Ocean Drive (1950)
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Edmond O'Brien plays a telephone repairman whose electronic savvy earns him a job with a bookmaking concern. O'Brien's bookie boss Barry Kelly wants to get instant results from the nation's racetracks, and to this end O'Brien illicitly plugs into several communication centers. The wealthier O'Brien becomes, the more scruples he sheds. Eventually he runs afoul of the Big Boss of an Eastern bookie syndicate (Otto Kruger) and vainly attempts to escape with his life in a slam-bang final at Boulder Dam. 711 Ocean Drive was made to cash in on a then-current national newspaper expose of bookmaking operations.
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Cast
Edmond O'Brien
as Mal Granger
as Mal Granger
Joanne Dru
as Gail Mason
as Gail Mason
Don Porter
as Larry Mason
as Larry Mason
Sammy White
as Chippie Evans
as Chippie Evans
Dorothy Patrick
as Trudy Maxwell
as Trudy Maxwell
Barry Kelley
as Vince Walters
as Vince Walters
Otto Kruger
as Carl Stephans
as Carl Stephans
Howard St. John
as Lt. Pete Wright
as Lt. Pete Wright
Robert Osterloh
as Gizzi
as Gizzi
Bert Freed
as Marshak
as Marshak
Carl Milletaire
as Joe Gish
as Joe Gish
Charles La Torre
as Rocco
as Rocco
Fred Aldrich
as Peterson
as Peterson
Charles Jordan
as Tim
as Tim
Sidney Dubin
as Mendel Weiss
as Mendel Weiss
Critic Reviews for 711 Ocean Drive
All Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0)
Inventive, visually rich film noir about crooked gambling, telephone tech and Boulder Dam.
August 16, 2012 | Full Review…
This moralistic tale spins an interesting take on the criminal genius who falls and the sychophant crime bosses, who can't be stopped completely.
April 22, 2002 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
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