Mr. Soft Touch
You can't keep running forever...because a bullet can travel faster than you can run...
1949 | 93m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Henry Levin, Gordon Douglas |
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| Writer: | Milton Holmes, Orin Jannings |
| Staring: |
| When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 28, 1949 |
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| Director: | Henry Levin, Gordon Douglas |
| Writer: | Milton Holmes, Orin Jannings |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | con man |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Glenn Ford | Joe Miracle |
| Evelyn Keyes | Jenny Jones |
| John Ireland | Henry 'Early' Byrd |
| Beulah Bondi | Mrs. Hangale |
| Percy Kilbride | Rickle |
| Clara Blandick | Susan Balmuss |
| Ted de Corsia | Rainey |
| Stanley Clements | Yonzi |
| Roman Bohnen | Barney Teener |
| Harry Shannon | Police Sergeant Garrett |
| Gordon Jones | Muggles (Uncredited) |
| Ray Mayer | Victor Christopher (Uncredited) |
| Angela Clarke | Clara Christopher (Uncredited) |
| Mikel Conrad | Officer Miller (Uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | Judge Fuller (Uncredited) |
| Lora Lee Michel | Sonya (Uncredited) |
| William Edmunds | Alex, Janitor (Uncredited) |
| William Bishop | Radio Broadcaster (Voice) (Uncredited) |
| Gene Collins | Yanzi's Cohort (Uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited) |
| Jack Gordon | Fanner (Uncredited) |
| Mary Gordon | Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited) |
| Ilka Grüning | Old Woman (Uncredited) |
| Myron Healey | Doctor (Uncredited) |
| Jack Herrick | Indigent Boarder (Uncredited) |
| Al Hill | Fire Chief (Uncredited) |
| Olin Howland | Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited) |
| Teddy Infuhr | Jackie (Uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Henchman (Uncredited) |
| Ralph Littlefield | Santa Claus (Uncredited) |
| Paul Maxey | Fat Santa Claus (Uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Gambler (Uncredited) |
| Al Murphy | Driver (Uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Used Car Salesman (Uncredited) |
| Maudie Prickett | Ugly Old Maid Tenant (Uncredited) |
| William Rhinehart | Al (Uncredited) |
| Shimen Ruskin | Gus (Uncredited) |
| Helene Stanley | Donna (Uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Traffic Cop (Uncredited) |
| Tony Taylor | Little Boy (Uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Bystander at Fire (Uncredited) |
| Leon Tyler | Percentage (Uncredited) |
| William Vedder | Gardner (Uncredited) |
| Ralph Volkie | Piano Mover (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Levin | Director |
| Gordon Douglas | Director |
| Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Milton Holmes | Story |
| Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Joseph Walker | Director of Photography |
| Richard Fantl | Editor |
| Orin Jannings | Screenplay |
| George Brooks | Art Direction |
| Frank Tuttle | Set Decoration |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Jack Fier | Production Manager |
| Milton Feldman | Assistant Director |
| George Cooper | Sound Engineer |
| Fayte M. Browne | Camera Operator |
| George Hager | Gaffer |
| Hal Hanks | Grip |
| Irving Lippman | Still Photographer |
| Herschel Burke Gilbert | Orchestrator |
| Dorothy Cumming | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Milton Holmes | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Trending Position
Before the war, "Joe" (Glenn Ford) and his partner ran a successful music venue. After he war, he returns to find that it wasn't his anymore and that his partner was no more at all! Set on revenge, he empties the safe of $100,000 and then takes refuge in a shelter run by "Jenny" (Evelyn Keyes) where ... he passes off a down-at-heel musician. His time with her makes him realise just how decent she is, at how important her work in the community is, and they gradually start to bond. Then John Ireland's nosey journalist "Byrd" manages to figure out his true identity and the resultant scoop puts his nemesis "Teener" (Roman Bohnen) and his thugs on his trail. Quickly, he realises that it's not just him that is in danger, and as a conflagration follows and the money changes hands a few times, "Joe" must make some tough choices to do the right thing and, hopefully, to stay alive too. There does end up being quite a decent chemistry between Ford and Keyes, but the rest of this is a slow burn and a bit keystone cops - only it's keystone gangsters instead, led by the most un-menacing "Rainey" (Ted de Corsia). Ireland probably steals the acting plaudits here, his character so unlikeable that it ended up being the most admirable. It does offer a message about the value of providing social care and of the kindly souls who move heaven and earth to provide it, but as a crime drama it's just a bit weak and Ford doesn't really impose himself, sorry.