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Scene of the Crime

Be there when it happens!
1949 | 94m | English

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A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.
Release Date: Jul 28, 1949
Director: Roy Rowland
Writer: Charles Schnee, John Bartlow Martin
Genres: Drama, Crime
Keywords film noir, crooked cop
Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024
Entered: Apr 26, 2024
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Name Character
Van Johnson Mike Conovan
Arlene Dahl Gloria Conovan
Gloria DeHaven Lili
Tom Drake Det. 'C.C.' Gordon
Leon Ames Capt. A.C. Forster
John McIntire Det. Fred Piper
Donald Woods Bob Herkimer
Norman Lloyd Sleeper
Jerome Cowan Arthur Webson
Tom Powers Umpire Menafoe
Richard Benedict Turk Kingby
Anthony Caruso Tony Rutzo
Robert Gist P.J. Pontiac
Romo Vincent Hippo
Tom Helmore Norrie Lorfield
Caleb Peterson Loomis
William Haade Lafe Douque
Lucille Barkley Corinne (uncredited)
Sally Forrest
Name Job
Charles Schnee Screenplay
André Previn Original Music Composer
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Irene Costume Design
Roy Rowland Director
John Bartlow Martin Story
Paul Vogel Director of Photography
Robert Kern Editor
Leonid Vasian Art Direction
Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration
Dave Friedman Production Manager
Jack Greenwood Assistant Director
Otto Dyar Still Photographer
Name Title
Harry Rapf Producer
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John Chard
8.0

I know you know I know you know something! Scene of the Crime is directed by Roy Rowland and adapted to screenplay by Charles Schnee from the story " Smashing the Bookie Gang Members" written by John Bartlow Martin. It stars Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven, Tom Drake, John McIntire and L ... eon Ames. Music is by André Previn and cinematography by Paul Vogel. When a fellow detective is gunned down in suspicious circumstances, Mike Conovan (Johnson) decided to dig a little deeper... Only fools bet horses - fools keep me prosperous. A rough and tough noir piece this one. It finds MGM jumping onto the noir bandwagon and putting golden boy Van Johnson forward as a hardboiled hero, and it works. In essence it's about a cop who is disillusioned with his job and faces static at home from his lovingly concerned wife (Dahl). Circumstance drags him into the fray, thus risking everything in life he holds dear, but hell bent on cracking the case and bringing to justice crooks and killers, he ploughs right on in to the frying pan. Yuk Yuk Yuk. Pic is in keeping with the Dragnet type of cop films that were so productive in the era. So we get plenty of dry conversations and verbal jousting, splendidly scripted by Schneee who gives thought to the various characterisations. Violence is never far away to add an edge to the standard plotting, while it's sexy and romantic in equal measure - poor Johnson has an adoring Dahl waiting at home for him, while sultry stripper Lili (DeHaven) is all over him when he goes incognito on the case. Dead Pigeon. Characters all have solitary nicknames, such as Piper (McIntire ace with a tongue as sharp as a knife), Sleeper, CC, Turk and Hippo. There's Bogart references to keep you tuned into the world the pic is operating out of, and the black and white photography, though short on thematic chiaroscuro, keeps the hardboiled atmosphere on the high heat. Cast are uniformly on song, delivering the spiky dialogue with a rich dryness beloved by fans of such fare, and the mystery element has a strong enough current to pull you in for the finale. Good stuff for the discerning fans. 8/10

May 16, 2024