| | | Fox Film Noir
Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, English, Spanish, Dubbed, Subtitled
In this stylistic thriller, a small-time thief (Victor Mature) must defend his family from a mobster he's testified against.
Editor's Note
A two bit thief (Mature) puts his family in untold danger when the district attorney convinces him to squeal on a fellow inmate at Sing Sing: the homicidal psychopath will stop at nothing to gain revenge. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor--Richard Widmark, Best Original Story.
Plot Summary
Two-time loser Nick Bianco is caught during an armed robbery and pressured by the Assistant District Attorney to squeal on his cohorts. Nick refuses, but after his wife commits suicide and his daughters are put in an orphanage, he relents and goes to work for the prosecutor. He gets paroled and straightens out his life, but when the D.A. needs him to roll over on Tommy Udo, Nick finds he has to deal with the psychopathic killer himself.
| Features | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Audio: English, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Photo Gallery | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 12/6/2005 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1947 | | Catalog ID: 2228353 | | UPC: 00024543183532 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1948) | | | Richard Widmark, Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role | | | Eleazar Lipsky, Nominee, Best Writing, Original Story | |
Golden Globe (1948) |  | Richard Widmark, Winner, Most Promising Newcomer - Male |
| Memorable Quotes| "Nick Bianco hadn't worked for a year. He had a record, a prison record. They say it shouldn't count against you. But when Nick tried to get a job, the same thing happened... So this is how Nick went Christmas shopping for his kids." (Opening narration, as Nick prepares to pull an armed robbery) | | "I wouldn't give you the skin off a grape." (Tommy Udo to Assistant District Attorney D'Angelo) | | "Your side of the fence is almost as dirty as mine." (Convict Nick Bianco, in the process of making a deal with Assistant District Attorney D'Angelo). | | "I'm askin' you: where's that squealin' son of yours?" (Tommy Udo to Rizzo's wheelchair--bound mother, just before he pushes her down the stairs) |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...One of the best photographed examples of postwar 20th Century-Fox film noir..." 12/14/1990 p.3DEntertainment Weekly
"Udo pushing a wheelchair-bound old lady down the stairs -- one of the most iconic moments in all noir -- is still chilling." -- Grade: B 12/09/2005 p.71-72 Uncut
5 stars out of 5 -- "Richard Widmark stole movie....Widmark plays evil like be-bop, becoming an eternal dark icon..." 11/01/2007 p.151 Sight and Sound
"This is quintessential film noir, hardboiled, vicious but with pathos and lyricism too." 11/01/2007 p.86 |
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