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Desperate
Directed by
Anthony Mann
Produced by Michael Kraike
Screenplay by Harry Essex Story by Dorothy Atlas and Anthony Mann
Produced by Michael Kraike
Screenplay by Harry Essex Story by Dorothy Atlas and Anthony Mann
With:
Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr, Douglas Fowley, William Challee, Jason Robards, Freddie Steele, Lee Frederick, Paul E. Burns, Ilka Grüning, Robert Bray, and 'Snub' Pollard
Cinematography:
George E. Diskant
Editing: Marston Fay
Music: Paul Sawtell
Editing: Marston Fay
Music: Paul Sawtell
Runtime:
73 min
Release Date: 20 June 1947
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color: Black and White
Release Date: 20 June 1947
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Color: Black and White
Twitter Capsule:
Stylish direction from Anthony Mann elevates this B-level crime story to a first-rate film noir. Steve Brodie plays an independent trucker hired by an old pal (Raymond Burr) to haul some freight. But Burr is a gangster and the freight is all stolen merchandise.