This film is a stunner and its only flaw is that it is too short to due justice to the themes it seeks to explore. A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. Dont forget to leave a comment under this film and tell us your opinion about it. Sherry conley, a street tough and cynical woman with an unhappy family background, is taken from prison to a hotel, where the da tries to convince her to testify against a mobster. Images columbia pictures film noir classics iii box set. Robinson, brian keith, lorne greene, and eve mcveagh. Robinson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Born in ottawa, canada, greene attended queens university in kingston, ontario. Dealing with issues that i may not have seen in a film before this little film has a glorious lived in quality that most films of any length dont have. She is put under protective watch by the district attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. The big combo 1955 film noir crime by timeless classic movies. Anyway, the film s an okay crime story that really serves as a vehicle for a ginger rogers career revival. Tight spot is one of best movie released on 15 july 1955 starring ginger rogers, edward g. Ginger rogers plays hardboiled model sherry conley, who is serving a prison term for a crime she didnt commit.
Tight spot 1955 model sherry conley ginger rogers is offered a chance to get out of jail in return for testifying against mobster benjamin costain lorne greene. Tight spot 1955 film complet en francais film complet. Tight spot is a 1955 american film noir directed by phil karlson and written by william bowers, based on the play dead pigeon, by leonard kantor. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Columbia pictures film noir classics iii boxed set. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Tight spot 1955 download movie women in prison films. The mob features broderick crawford in one of his finest roles as a police detective who goes undercover to break up gangsters who have infiltrated the longshoremans union. They rode west is a 1954 technicolor western film directed by phil karlson. You would expect a film with the title tight spot, directed by one of the masters of taut 50s crime drama, phil carlson, to have seamless, rapid pacing. Girl in the red velvet swing, the 1955 dvd 20th century fox us color girl on the bridge, the 1951 20th century fox girls on probation 1938 warner. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Made his broadway debut as a radio journalist in the prescott proposals in 1953, and his featurefilm debut the next year in the silver chalice. You would expect a film with the title tight spot, directed by one of the masters of taut 50s crime drama, phil carlson, to have seamless.
Youre never too young 1955 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie. The secret ways is a 1961 american thriller film based on alistair maclean s novel the last frontier. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Tight spot 1955 first detective uncredited seven angry men 1955 truce flag. Kathryn grant celebrity profile check out the latest kathryn grant photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Tight spot 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unable to let go of his desires, anthony hires alex, a private investigator, to find christina, a search that will draw both alex and christina into a seamy underworld of guns, money and beautiful women who have no sexual inhibitions. Movie title screens classic film noir the 1940s and 1950s.
Based on the story wood hawk by leo katcher, it was filmed at the corriganville movie ranch. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era. Ginger rogers plays model sherry conley, who is serving a prison term for a crime she didnt commit. Auto racing enthusiast mickey rooney is blackmailed and must drive a crooked road 1954 as the man behind the wheel for some bank robbers. In vienna, 1956, after soviet tanks crush the hungarian uprising, american adventurer michael reynolds richard widmark is hired by an international espionage ring to smuggle a noted. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and tense films with plots about death, police, murder, iranian, fight, revenge and husband wife relationship mostly in drama, thriller and romance genres. After he graduated, he began to work in radio broadcasting, rising to prominence as an accomplished newscaster. Robinson in an effort to get her to testify against her exboyfriend, gang leader benny costain lorne greene. Tight spot 1955 film complet en francais a 20170508t23. Based on a story by jack finney, the film centers on a fictional robbery of what was a real nevada casino, harolds club. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Then, a castagainsttype ginger rogers shines as an uncooperative witness in a criminal case whose association with gangsters puts her in a tight spot 1955. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio.
This movie directed by phil karlson whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. Thunderhoof is a 1948 american western film directed by phil karlson and starring preston foster, mary stuart and william bishop. Tight spot 1955 official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Way too short film needs to be opened up into a feature.
Though she resists at first, two things soon help change sherrys mind her budding romance with detective lieutenant. At the same time, i didnt see the major plot twist coming which strikes me as the most memorable part of a toostagey film. Robinson, ginger rogers and brian keith in tight spot. It reunites the stars of the caine mutiny, robert francis and may wynn.
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