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Summary
A small-town newspaper editor risks everything to expose a corrupt sheriff.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 53
IMDb6.6
Audience score38%
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −23 min on the typical 106
typical 10683Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1952
May 30, 1952
74 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 11 more14 people
- Walter PidgeonHaven D. Allridge
- John HodiakCharles 'Chick' Johnson
- Audrey TotterCleo Bethel
- Paula RaymondPeggy Stauton
- Thomas GomezSherrif Kellwin C. 'Casey' Burke
- Cameron MitchellRandloph 'Randy' Stauton
- Karl MaldenCapt. Buck Maxwell
- Everett SloaneNelson S. Tarsson
Jonathan CottDeputy Edward 'Ned' Grayton
Frank CadyBennie Amboy
Hugh SandersJudge Neeler
Griff BarnettAtty. General J. R. Morrison
Burt MustinElk M. Ludens
Whit BissellWilfred Jackson
Directing · 1
- Gerald Mayer Director
Writing · 2
- Charles Palmer Writer
- Matthew Rapf Story
Production · 1
- Nicholas Nayfack Producer
Camera · 1
- Paul Vogel Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- George White Editor
Sound · 1
- David Buttolph Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Ralph S. Hurst Set Decoration
- Arthur Lonergan Art Direction
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