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American film noir crime film.
A police lieutenant is ordered to stop investigating deadly crime boss Mr. Brown because he hasn’t been able to get any hard evidence against him. He goes after Brown’s girlfriend, who despises him, for information instead.
Unusual for a film noir of this period, the score is not orchestral but jazz.
Generally considered to be one of cinematographer John Alton’s finest achievements.
The shots of two patrol cars pulling into the police station were previously used in “He Walked by Night (1948).” That film and this one were both shot by cinematographer John Alton.
Jean Wallace and Cornel Wilde’s were husband and wife at the time.
The Big Combo was the final film of Helen Walker and Rita Gould.
| Directed by | Joseph H. Lewis |
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| Screenplay by | Philip Yordan |
| Produced by | Sidney Harmon |
| Starring | Cornel Wilde Richard Conte Brian Donlevy Jean Wallace |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Edited by | Robert S. Eisen |
| Music by | David Raksin |
| Color process | Black and white |
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Production
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Security Pictures
Theodora Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
