80
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Marty is a shipping clerk in the garment district and a wise guy trying to cut corners and get by on angles, and not very good at it. He meets Helen and decides to change his ways, but lack of patience in slow-progress jobs leads him to become involved with a neighborhood gang.
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −31 min on the typical 106
typical 10675Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1953
March 11, 1953
73 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 1 more21 people
- James LiptonMarty
- GRGaby RodgersHelen
- EPEllie PineFrancie
- LPLeona PowersMrs. Ross
- DTDavid ThomasMr. Ross
- DTDoug TaylorGeorgie
- AAArt AndersonSleepy
- JAJerry AnsbacherBosco
- Heywood Hale BrounHospital Clerk
- PBPerry BruskinFreyer
- CLCharles LewisBenny
- Lou GilbertCharlie
- Len LesserHunk
- MLMike LewinMr. Pine
- CPCathy ParsonsMildred
- JPJohn PellettiBob
- GPGordon PetersHenry Miller
- HSHester SondergaardAgency Girl
- WMWilliam MeigsOfficer
- PJP. Jay SidneyOfficer
- MFMargaret FuryNurse
Directing · 1
- Joseph Strick Director, Producer
Writing · 1
- Arnold Manoff Screenplay
Camera · 2
- William Miller Director of Photography
- William Nallan Grip
Editing · 2
- Carl Lerner Editor
- Werner Schott Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Henry Brant Original Music Composer
Lighting · 1
- Arthur Kornfeld Electrician
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