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Coincée

Original title: Tight Spot
  • 1955
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.7K
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Coincée (1955)
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Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

A female convict is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.A female convict is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.A female convict is whisked out of prison and into a police-guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob.

  • Director
    • Phil Karlson
  • Writers
    • William Bowers
    • Leonard Kantor
  • Stars
    • Ginger Rogers
    • Edward G. Robinson
    • Brian Keith
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    2.7K
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    • Director
      • Phil Karlson
    • Writers
      • William Bowers
      • Leonard Kantor
    • Stars
      • Ginger Rogers
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • Brian Keith
    • 65User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ginger Rogers
    Ginger Rogers
    • Sherry Conley
    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Lloyd Hallett
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Vince Striker
    Lucy Marlow
    Lucy Marlow
    • Prison Girl
    Lorne Greene
    Lorne Greene
    • Benjamin Costain
    Katherine Anderson
    Katherine Anderson
    • Mrs. Willoughby
    Allen Nourse
    • Marvin Rickles
    Peter Leeds
    Peter Leeds
    • Fred Packer
    Doye O'Dell
    Doye O'Dell
    • Mississippi Mac
    Eve McVeagh
    Eve McVeagh
    • Clara Moran
    Dean Cromer
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Tom De Graffenreid
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Kevin Enright
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Gerstle
    Frank Gerstle
    • Jim Hornsby
    • (uncredited)
    Kathryn Grant
    Kathryn Grant
    • Girl Honeymooner
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Greenway
    Tom Greenway
    • Elevator Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Hamilton
    Joseph Hamilton
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Hinton
    • Second Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Phil Karlson
    • Writers
      • William Bowers
      • Leonard Kantor
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    7Handlinghandel

    A Rough Little Noir With A Fine Cast

    Ginger Rogers is good as the tough-talking woman sprung from prison to testify in a trial. What a strange career she had! Best known for her movies with Fred Astaire, she was also a delightful comedienne. She did some serious work in her prime, winning an Oscar for an only-OK soap opera. But she's good in "Primrose Path." She turned tough in many of her fifties outings, and she looked tough too. Here she has sort of a pixie haircut that doesn't quite work with the character and isn't flattering to her. But she's excellent.

    Edward G. Robinson, billed second to her, is superb. He always was. That man was incapable of giving a bad performance, no matter how oddly cast he might have been at times. Brian Keith, whom many know for sunny outings in later television, is exceptional as a very tough cop. He really is the focus of this movie, though the Rogers character is the lead.

    Who in the world was Lucy Marlow, who got fourth billing? It says prison girl. Hmm. The woman playing the matron, Katherine Anderson, is important to the plot. She is very touching as well.

    Lorne Green is another actor who played some mean hombres before he became the benevolent dad on TV's "Bonanza." His character is less nuanced than the one he plays in "Autumn Leaves." But he does well by it.

    Phil Karlson was an excellent director, who had some of the nastiest, darkest, roughest noirs of the fifties under his belt. This is among the best of them.
    9edwagreen

    Tight Spot-Excellent Film Position to Be In ****

    Ginger Rogers sheds her usual movie ways and portrays a girl surviving a sentence for hiding a criminal. She is offered her freedom if she will testify against someone who the government is trying to get. Problem is that her ex-boyfriend has already taken a fatal bullet on his way to testify.

    Edward G. Robinson is the D.A. here in this exciting film. There is a marvelous supporting performance by Brian Keith, as the cop, assigned to watch her. Naturally, romance blooms and there is quite a surprise waiting for viewers when we realize who he really is in this film.

    Here is a girl telling those in prison to keep their mouths shut and do as little as possible. "Never volunteer" is her motto. How quickly the situation and her beliefs change.

    As Sherry Conley, Rogers depicts a girl whose environment led her astray. The film is well worth catching.
    7terry_knapp

    Enjoyable Vehicle for Ginger

    Ginger Rogers' performance (straight out of "Roxie Hart") makes this film. Others have found Ms. Rogers to be too old for the film. I think that the fact that she is a bit "past her prime" adds to her character, which has (let's face it) been "around the block" a few times. She and Brian Keith (doing his patented tough-as-nails copper) make a potent team. It is a pity that they did no more work together. The film itself is a strange mixture of Rogers' comic sass and Karlson's brand of hard-hitting melodrama. Ultimately, the film is sunk by an unbelievable plot contrivance that leaves the audience feeling betrayed. However, the performances (including, of course, Robinson's) make this a worthwhile experience.
    5moonspinner55

    Rogers and Keith don't click; play-adaptation talky and drab

    Talky adaptation of Leonard Kantor's play "Dead Pigeon" stars Ginger Rogers as a wisecracking jailbird sprung from the pokey by police so she can testify against ruthless mobster at a high-profile murder trial. Somewhat confined, claustrophobic piece really needs Ginger's overacting to kick it into gear, and she's more than adept at chewing the scenery. The star, looking great in a short, ducktail bob, manages to create sparks playing opposite everyone in the picture except for Brian Keith as troubled cop Vince Striker (they just don't click). Drably filmed, mostly underwhelming, but Ginger's fans might want to take a look. ** from ****
    7David-240

    Stagey drama given life by gutsy Ginger.

    Ginger Rogers gives one of her best performances here, as a tough gangster's "moll" turned state witness. Her gutsy, strong and sexy performance carries the conventional plot. Robinson and Keith are fine, but they don't have much to do except get dazzled by Ginger - and who wouldn't be. It is a little hard to believe that Keith, at 34, would fall for Ginger, at 44, but that's all part of the illusion of glamourous Hollywood. Ginger looks great, but she does look her age.

    The main problem here is the inadequate adaptation from a stage play - the action is too confined in the one room, and there is too much dialogue. But this is worth catching for the original Ginger Spice in full fireworks' mode.

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    • Trivia
      The story was inspired by Senator Estes Kefauver's tactics in coercing Virginia Hill to testify in the Bugsy Siegel prosecution.
    • Goofs
      When the police bring in Clara Moran (Sherry Conley's sister), Sherry is not wearing any earrings. During her verbal exchange, dangling pearl earrings appear.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      [Sherry has just been sworn in on the witness stand with Hallett beginning his questioning]

      Lloyd Hallett: Your name please.

      Sherry Conley: Sherry Conley.

      Lloyd Hallett: What is your present address?

      Sherry Conley: Upstate Women's Prison.

      Lloyd Hallett: Occupation?

      Sherry Conley: [defiantly] At present, gang buster.

      [the courtroom erupts to Sherry's answer]

    • Connections
      Referenced in A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      The Girl from Cactus Valley
      (uncredited)

      Written by William Bowers

      Performed by Doye O'Dell and his band during the telethon

      Released as a single by 'Sam Alessi and Three' (Sunset Records)

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1955 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Testimonio Fatal
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan Municipal Building - 1 Centre Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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