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La nuit désespérée

Original title: Race Street
  • 1948
  • Approved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
837
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La nuit désespérée (1948)
Film NoirCrimeDrama

In San Francisco, when a bookie is murdered by a protection racket syndicate, his bookie friend Dan Gannin and police lieutenant Barney Runson investigate.In San Francisco, when a bookie is murdered by a protection racket syndicate, his bookie friend Dan Gannin and police lieutenant Barney Runson investigate.In San Francisco, when a bookie is murdered by a protection racket syndicate, his bookie friend Dan Gannin and police lieutenant Barney Runson investigate.

  • Director
    • Edwin L. Marin
  • Writers
    • Martin Rackin
    • Maurice Davis
  • Stars
    • George Raft
    • William Bendix
    • Marilyn Maxwell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    837
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edwin L. Marin
    • Writers
      • Martin Rackin
      • Maurice Davis
    • Stars
      • George Raft
      • William Bendix
      • Marilyn Maxwell
    • 19User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    George Raft
    George Raft
    • Gannin
    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Runson
    Marilyn Maxwell
    Marilyn Maxwell
    • Robbie
    Frank Faylen
    Frank Faylen
    • Phil Dickson
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Hal Towers
    • (as Henry Morgan)
    Gale Robbins
    Gale Robbins
    • Elaine Gannin
    Cully Richards
    • Mike Hadley
    Mack Gray
    Mack Gray
    • Stringy
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • Easy Mason
    Tom Keene
    Tom Keene
    • Al
    • (as Richard Powers)
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Nick
    James Nolan
    James Nolan
    • Herbie
    • (as Jim Nolan)
    George Turner
    George Turner
    • Dixie
    Richard Benedict
    Richard Benedict
    • Sam
    Dean White
    • Big Jack
    Freddie Steele
    • Monty
    Eddie Arden
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Wong Artarne
    • Lee - Gannin's Houseboy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edwin L. Marin
    • Writers
      • Martin Rackin
      • Maurice Davis
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    7ksf-2

    Wm Bendix. moidah.

    From RKO, William Bendix is Barney, the cop (and narrator!). His buddy Dan Gannin is a bookie, played by George Raft. Dan's partner is Hal (Harry Morgan, from MASH) The love interest here is Marilyn Maxwell, as Robbie. Maxwell moved into television in the 1950s, but died quite young at 51, of a heart attack. it's a murder noir, and of course, the mob moves in and wants protection money, just as they are opening a club downtown. Barney is determined to lean on Dan to get to the mob. they even manage to show an RKO theater about an hour in. Gale Robbins is Dan's sister Elaine. Robbins ALSO died young at 58. Some fun scenery of san francisco... if they really did film scenes there. and Charles Lane is the desk clerk... for a time, he held the record for the most un-credited, minor, and supporting roles; lived to 102 ! Directed by Ed Marin.he made SIX films with Raft. also died young at 52. film is pretty good. your typical murder noir. in this one, they keep waiting for the bad guys to move in, but not a lot of suspense, or solving clues.
    7planktonrules

    'What we're offering is a...personal protection policy...'

    George Raft plays Gannin, a bookie who is, despite this, basically an honest guy. His pal, Hal (Harry Morgan) approaches him to say that some mobsters want in on his own bookmaking business. Well, these creeps turn out to mean business and when Hal refuses to cooperate, they murder him in a very vivid and brutal scene (one of the best in the film). Naturally, Gannin isn't happy but things are about to get rough for him as well, as the mobsters soon approach him as well. Now he could work with the detective (William Bendix) to expose these rats but, naturally, Gannin only likes to handle things alone. Does he possibly stand a chance?! Well, since it's George Raft, you certainly assume so!

    This film turned out to be a lot better than I expected. No, George Raft was just as stiff and unbelievable as he usually was in films. However, the plot offered some nice twists and kept me guessing. Plus the ending came as a HUGE surprise to me! Well worth seeing...almost deserving an 8...but not quite making it due to Raft's very ordinary sort of performance.

    Ironically, later Harry Morgan would play Bill Gannon on "Dragnet"...the show that helped make him a household name.
    6CinemaSerf

    Race Street

    This is a superior crime noir let down by a most nondescript title! Harry Morgan ("Hal") is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs - George Raft ("Gannin") and detective "Barney" (William Bendix) know his death is a bit fishy, and decide to investigate (separately!). Soon it transpires that the former is involved in dodgy bookmaking, as was the deceased, and that someone is trying to muscle in on their business. Raft is good as he tries to avenge his dead friend, never quite sure to trust, as are femme fatale Marilyn Maxwell as "Robbie" and Gale Robbins as his sister "Elaine" who sings a couple of quite decent numbers too. It's quite a tense short feature with plenty of darkly lit scenes and a tight dialogue to keep the suspense going until, I have to say, a rather silly ending. Well worth a watch, though.
    6SnoopyStyle

    fine crime noir

    In San Francisco, bookie Dan Gannin (George Raft) quits the racket and opens a nightclub. He offers his pal Hal Towers (Harry Morgan) a piece of the club to get out as well but Hal turns him down. Then thugs murder Hal by throwing him down a flight of stairs. Dan goes searching for the killers.

    The stairs may be the best part of the movie especially when the thugs take Dan back to the place where they killed his friend. It's the best scene. I hoped for more San Francisco street scenes. Those street scenes have a vibrancy that is missing from much of the movie. Raft does a workmanlike job but he doesn't shine like a movie star. The story doesn't pop with the exception of certain scenes. All in all, it's a functional crime noir thriller.
    searchanddestroy-1

    The best Raft - Marin movie together

    George Raft and director Edwin Marin made several films together: JOHNNY ANGEL, INTERIGUE; NOCTURNE and this very one, which is for me the best of them all, also showing William Bendix in an unusual cop character. Bendix should have made more films like this one, he had the face and charisma for it. This crime noir is excellent for me, a pretty exciting RKO feature which I watch regularely with great pleasure. Fast paced, not too long, the ending is also in the line of the story and far better than other movies from this era; Good directing and camera work emphasize the power of this story. I recommend it;

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    • Trivia
      The opening scene shows Dan Gannin crossing Post Street and entering Hal Tower's men's store. This was in the Fitzhugh Building, a 10-story "Italian Palazzo"-style building built in 1923 for medical offices. It was a registered national landmark, but though over 50,000 signatures were gathered to save it, it was torn down in 1980 for the new Saks Fifth Avenue store.
    • Goofs
      When the 2 hoods grab Hal (Harry Morgan) at his front door, the hood who took his gun has a semi-auto in his hand. In the next scene, different angle, he has a revolver in has hand. When it switches back to the original angle, he again has the semi-auto pistol in his hand.
    • Quotes

      Elaine Gannin: What about Robbie? What about me?

      Gannin: I love you both. Stop crying. I'll take you back to town. Sis, you go and get the car and I'll be with you in a few minutes.

    • Connections
      References Deux soeurs vivaient en paix... (1947)
    • Soundtracks
      I Saw You First
      (uncredited)

      Music by Jimmy McHugh

      Lyrics Harold Adamson

      Sung and danced by Gale Robbins and Cully Richards

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La calle del azar
    • Filming locations
      • Cliff House - 1090 Point Lobos Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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