711 Ocean Drive

1950

711 Ocean Drive

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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.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Drama
Written By:

Francis Swann, Richard English
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1950 wide
Runtime:

102 minutes
Studio:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Edmond O'Brien
as Mal Granger

Joanne Dru
as Gail Mason

Don Porter
as Larry Mason

Sammy White
as Chippie Evans

Dorothy Patrick
as Trudy Maxwell

Barry Kelley
as Vince Walters

Otto Kruger
as Carl Stephans

Howard St. John
as Lt. Pete Wright

Robert Osterloh
as Gizzi

Bert Freed
as Marshak

Carl Milletaire
as Joe Gish

Charles La Torre
as Rocco

Fred Aldrich
as Peterson

Charles Jordan
as Tim

Sidney Dubin
as Mendel Weiss

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Critic Reviews for 711 Ocean Drive

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[711 Ocean Drive was] made, it is claimed, under police protection, which is why, perhaps, it is such an incoherent bundle of nerves.

Jun 19, 2018 | Full Review…

Virginia Graham
The Spectator
Inventive, visually rich film noir about crooked gambling, telephone tech and Boulder Dam.

Aug 16, 2012 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television
This moralistic tale spins an interesting take on the criminal genius who falls and the sychophant crime bosses, who can't be stopped completely.

Apr 22, 2002 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews