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Summary
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+22)
Critics 33Audiences 55GoodWatch 45
Tomatometer33%
IMDb6.8
Audience score41%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for crime movies, −11 min on the typical 106
typical 10695Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1947
January 7, 1947
79 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 58
Dick PowellJohnny O'Clock
Evelyn KeyesNancy Hobson
Lee J. CobbInspector Koch
Ellen DrewNelle Marchettis
Nina FochHarriet Hobson
Thomas GomezPete Marchettis
John KelloggCharlie
Jim BannonChuck Blayden
Mabel PaigeSlatternly Woman Tenant
Phil BrownPhil, Hotel Clerk
Fred AldrichHotel Doorman- GAGeorge AleskoPractical Dealer
- JPJohn P. BarrettFloorman
- FBFred BeecherPractical Dealer
Brooks BenedictCard Player
John BerkesWaiter
Jeff ChandlerTurk- GDGene DelmontDealer
Johnny DuncanNewsboy
Matty FainFleming
Virginia FarmerMrs. Wilson
Victoria FaustMarion
Adolph FaylauerHotel Guest- JFJerry FrankMan
Directing · 2
- Robert Rossen Director, Screenplay
- Carl Hiecke Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Milton Holmes Original Story, Associate Producer
Production · 3
- Jerry Giesler Producer
- Edward G. Nealis Producer
- George Lait Publicist
Camera · 2
- Burnett Guffey Director of Photography
- Ned Scott Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Warren Low Editor
- Al Clark Editor
Sound · 4
- George Duning Original Music Composer
- Morris Stoloff Music Director
- Arthur Morton Orchestrator
- Jack Haynes Sound Recordist
Art · 5
- James Crowe Set Decoration
- Stephen Goosson Art Direction
- Cary Odell Art Direction
- Bill Black Props
- Newsboy Brown Props
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jean Louis Costume Design
Other crew · 4
- Joe Palma Stunts
- Wally Rose Stunts
- Leo Schlesinger Stunts
- John P. Barrett Technical Advisor
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