The Turning Point
Today's most sensational story of racket-busting !
1952 | 85m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William Dieterle |
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| Writer: | Horace McCoy, Warren Duff |
| Staring: |
| Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 12, 1952 |
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| Director: | William Dieterle |
| Writer: | Horace McCoy, Warren Duff |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | corruption, gangster, police, film noir, los angeles, california |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Holden | Jerry McKibbon |
| Edmond O'Brien | John Conroy |
| Alexis Smith | Amanda Waycross |
| Tom Tully | Matt Conroy |
| Ed Begley | Neil Eichelberger |
| Danny Dayton | Roy Ackerman |
| Adele Longmire | Carmelina LaRue |
| Ray Teal | Clint, Police Captain |
| Ted de Corsia | Harrigan |
| Don Porter | Joe Silbray |
| Howard Freeman | Fogel |
| Neville Brand | Red |
| Jay Adler | Sammy Lester (uncredited) |
| Whit Bissell | Buck (uncredited) |
| Leonard Bremen | Doc (uncredited) |
| Carolyn Jones | Lilian Smith (uncredited) |
| Russell Johnson | Herman (uncredited) |
| Joel Marston | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Mary Murphy | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Jean Ransome | Maid (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Dieterle | Director |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Horace McCoy | Story |
| Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| George Tomasini | Editor |
| J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Warren Duff | Screenplay |
| Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Farciot Edouart | Special Effects Technician |
| Irvin Talbot | Music Director |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Irving Asher | Producer |
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