| Release Date: | May 1956 |
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| Genres: | Film-Noir / Thriller / Drama / Crime |
| Awards: | Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. |
| Cast: | Sterling Hayden (Johnny Clay), Coleen Gray (Fay), Vince Edwards (Val Cannon), Jay C. Flippen (Marvin Unger), Elisha Cook Jr. (George Peatty (as Elisha Cook)), Marie Windsor (Sherry Peatty), Ted de Corsia (Policeman Randy Kennan (as Ted DeCorsia)), Joe Sawyer (Mike O'Reilly), James Edwards (Track Parking Attendant), Timothy Carey (Nikki Arcane), Joe Turkel (Tiny (as Joseph Turkel)), Jay Adler (Leo the Loanshark), Kola Kwariani (Maurice Oboukhoff), Tito Vuolo (Joe Piano - motel manager), Dorothy Adams (Mrs. Ruthie O'Reilly) |
After getting out of prison, Johnny Clay masterminds a complex race-track heist, but his scheme is complicated by the intervention of the wife of a teller (George Peatty) in on the scheme, the boyfriend of the wife, airport regulations, and a small dog.
