The Turning Point (1952)
1952 · Feature film · 85 min · dir. William Dieterle
Today's most sensational story of racket-busting !
- Crime
- Drama
Synopsis
Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Writer
- Horace McCoy
- Cinematography
- Lionel Lindon
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 1952-07-12
- Running time
- 85 minutes
Cast & crew
William Dieterle Director
William Holden
Edmond O'Brien
Alexis Smith
Tom Tully
Ed Begley
Danny Dayton
Adele Longmire
Ray Teal
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Pretty good, I think. · Satyaban · 2020-08-02
A portion of the credits is missing and it is the front end. I am not going to list those missing, like William Holden. I don't know the plot was almost predictable but this is film noir.
