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Summary
Rocky and Dan, war buddies, are prowl car cops on night duty. Dan is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum; Rocky feels more lenient.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 55
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −17 min on the typical 106
typical 10689Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1950
October 1, 1950
76 years ago
Genre
CrimeLanguage
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, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more24 people
- Mark StevensOfficer Rocky Barnes
- Edmond O'BrienOfficer Dan Purvis
- Gale StormKatharine 'Kate' Mallory
- Donald BukaRitchie Garris
- Gale RobbinsTerry Romaine
- Anthony RossPolice Lt. Masterson
- Roland WintersLeo Cusick
- Tito VuoloRomano
- GNGrazia NarcisoMrs. Romano
Madge BlakeMrs. Mallory
Lora Lee MichelKathy Blake- JDJack Del RioLouis Franissi
Philip Van ZandtJoe Quist- CBCliff BaileyPolice Sgt. Bailey
- TBTony BarrHarry Yost
Peter Mamakos'Cootie' Adams
Ric RomanRod Peters (as Earl Breitbard)
Wheaton ChambersBuilding Superintendent Blake
Frances MorrisMrs. Blake - Superintendent's Wife
James BrownOfficer Haynes (uncredited)
Billy GrayPeter J. 'Petey' Conklin (uncredited)- BSBrick SullivanPoliceman (uncredited)
- TTTony TaylorThurlow Conklin (uncredited)
- GWGuy WayReporter (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Gordon Douglas Director
Writing · 3
- Eugene Ling Screenplay
- Gerald Drayson Adams Story
- Leo Katcher Story
Production · 1
- Hunt Stromberg Producer
Camera · 1
- George E. Diskant Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Gene Havlick Editor
Sound · 1
- George Duning Original Music Composer
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