Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

LeonLouisRicci There are some Fight Scenes that Lend a bit of Roughness to the Proceedings and a few Scenes that have an Edge, but this is another Example of just how the Fifties Filtered and Weakened Film-Noir.Elements Remain from the Golden Age of the Genre but its Decline is Evident as Things became Glossy, Obvious, and Preachy. One Thing this one does Bring to the Table is the Out of Wedlock Pregnancy that is Dealt with Head-On. However, the Voice Over Narration No Longer is Ominous or Layered with Defeatism. Now it is just Matter of Fact Police Procedural or in this Film a Journalist just Stating the Facts.Some Strong Acting is Evident from Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft with some Good Turns by Supporting Players, but Peter Graves and Farley Granger seem Miscast. Overall, Worth a Watch to See the Decline of Film-Noir and for an Interesting but mostly Implausible Story about the Underworld.

mark.waltz I had to really think things through in listening to an almost unrecognizable Peter Graves narrate this crime saga of a punk and a mobster tied together through fate and both on opposite sides of the law in spite of an obvious detestment of each other. Solid performances by all four leads (Anthony Quinn as a powerful racketeer, Farley Granger as a death row inmate, Anne Bancroft as Quinn's tough sister impregnated by Granger, as well as the aforementioned Graves) guide the story of Quinn's decision o get Granger's conviction for murder overturned so he can marry Bancroft. But these two amoral men are doomed to be in conflict, and it is Graves' job to expose both of their corruptions.The narration, quite weakly presented, seems so immaturely written in spite of the adult situations. By 1955, this type of structure was almost a cliché for film noir, and while it may have worked had it been written better, it could have been even better totally without it. There's a lot of cleverness to be found, but certain incidents in the film have no real point in being there, such as a murder discovered at the beginning and the discovery of a body in the east river towards the end of the film. Quinn has a floozy mistress that simply disappears from the film, and Granger's hijacking of the truck he drives for Quinn is barely dealt with, either. Bancroft is one of those actresses that shines in everything even though at this time Hollywood producers didn't see her as anything more than a typical stock player.You pretty much figure out how the film will play out in a key scene halfway through the film, and the conclusion totally forgets about wrapping up what has happened to Granger at that point, which was the major plot of the last quarter. This ends up being a grievous error on the part of all involved in the film's continuity, forgotten without any after thought by the director, writer and ultimately the editor.

filmalamosa Moralizing 50s gritty crime movie. I like the pure noir versions better.Anthony Quinn is a big time gangster he protects and adores his family. His sister gets knocked up by a good looking hood who is on death row. Quinn gets him off on condition he marry his sister and walk the straight and narrow; but Nikki (the hood) doesn't do the straight life well and starts to stray and abuse his wife.Quinn gets rid of him by framing him for murder and gets him the death sentence. But enter a newsreporter who has a thing for the sister and the police get a crack that allow them to go after Quinn.It is OK, I don't like the socially relevant stuff (Quinn's college were the rough streets of Brooklyn) it was the beginning of the PC stuff we are deluged with today.I gave it a 4 for that reason other wise it would have gotten a 6.

whpratt1 Enjoyed this film from the 1950's with Anthony Quinn playing the role as Phil Regal, mobster in a section of New York City. Nicky Bradna, (Farley Granger) was a young guy trying to go straight after getting out of prison and his girl friend is Rosalie Regalzyk, (Anne Bancroft. Rosalie just so happens to be the sister to Phil and so he managed to get Nicky out of jail. There is a horrible event which happens to Nicky and Rosalie Bradna, and Nick goes wild and gets himself deep into the world of crime which takes the entire film in a different direction. Anthony Quinn put his heart and soul into this role as being a mean and cruel and hateful mobster. If you like Anthony Quinn, don't miss this film, you will greatly enjoy viewing it.