The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

1958 · Feature film · 82 min · dir. Paul Wendkos

Is this cop for sale?

• film noir

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Synopsis

When a reporter claims that New York police are on the take letting the mob run its horse parlors at will, a shocked District Attorney Michael Norris decides to do something about it. Not knowing who can be trusted on the force, he turns to recent police academy graduates to go undercover and find the corrupt cops. Among them is Pete Harris, a 10 year Marine Corps veteran. His focus is on Lil Polumbo, recently widowed after her husband Gus' truck ran off the road. Rumor has it that Gus was…

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Details

Director

Paul Wendkos

Writer

Bernard Gordon

Cinematography

Fred Jackman Jr.

Studio

Morningside Productions

Released

1958-06-01

Running time

82 minutes

Cast & crew

• Paul Wendkos Director
• Darren McGavin

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