The Sellout

1952
Approved
1 Std. 23 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

691

IHRE BEWERTUNG

John Hodiak, Paula Raymond, Walter Pidgeon, and Audrey Totter in The Sellout (1952)

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Film Noir Crime Drama

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuDuring the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.During the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.During the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.

Regie
- Gerald Mayer
Drehbuch
- Charles Palmer
- Matthew Rapf
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

691

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Gerald Mayer
Drehbuch
- Charles Palmer
- Matthew Rapf
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Final film of Richard Cramer, whose career started back in the days of silent films.

Patzer
At about the 06:30 mark the shadow of the boom mic can be seen on the wall to the left just as Allridge and Jackson are being put into the cell.

Zitate
Chick Johnson: Buck is everybody around here chicken?
Capt. Buck Maxwell: You ever been scared of losing your job? Having your little store maybe burned out? or your truck wrecked? or getting beat up? Maybe crippled or lying around on a Phony Rap? Or maybe having your wife bothered or even your kids?
Chick Johnson: Scared or Bought?
Capt. Buck Maxwell: Bought guys talk slick. These guys talk sore. Here. You ever noticed this thing? These guys have all been called in for the Treatment.

Crazy Credits
The opening credits all appear on newspapers which have just been dumped from a truck and are ready for delivery. The title appears as if it were a newspaper headline.

Verbindungen
Referenced in Die Killerakademie (1985)

Soundtracks
You Can't Do Wrong Doing Right
(uncredited)
Written by Al Rinker and Floyd Huddleston
Performed by Ruth Martin
[Sung by the character Cleo Bethel portrayed by Audrey Totter]

Benutzerrezensionen20

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

6/10

No Stool Pidgeon

Idealistic and respected newspaper editor Walter Pidgeon (as Haven D. Allridge) is accosted by corrupt sheriff Thomas Gomez (as Kellwin "Casey" Burke) in a nearby town and treated poorly in jail. Vowing to "skin this tin badge off that sloppy shirt of yours if it's the last thing I do," Mr. Pidgeon wants his newspaper to help blast the nasty Sheriff out of office. Then, suddenly, he becomes "The Sellout" and stops his exposé. Following a likely murder, state attorney John Hodiak (as Charles "Chick" Johnson) and detective Karl Malden (as Buck Maxwell) attempt to prosecute the case, but find Pidgeon uncooperative. The transition of leading men is awkward, but this is an engaging little drama, with a nice supporting cast.

****** The Sellout (5/30/52) Gerald Mayer ~ John Hodiak, Walter Pidgeon, Karl Malden, Thomas Gomez