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Summary
Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to "reform" politician Frank Jansen. Ben Grace, associate of crime boss Sol "Solly" Caspar, sees this as a way to smear Jansen's campaign.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 56
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.5
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for crime movies, −7 min on the typical 106
typical 10699Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1956
February 29, 1956
70 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Allan Dwan Director
Writing · 2
- Robert Blees Screenplay
- James M. Cain Novel
Production · 1
- Benedict Bogeaus Producer
Camera · 1
- John Alton Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- James Leicester Editor
Sound · 2
- Louis Forbes Original Music Composer
- Howard Jackson Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
- Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Norma Koch Costume Design
- Mel Berns Makeup Artist
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