A Gun in His Hand

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA man joins the police force to learn police procedures with the intention of getting away with crimes.A man joins the police force to learn police procedures with the intention of getting away with crimes.A man joins the police force to learn police procedures with the intention of getting away with crimes.

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- Joseph Losey
Scénario
- Richard H. Landau
- Charles F. Royal
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- Joseph Losey
Scénario
- Richard H. Landau
- Charles F. Royal
Casting principal

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Nommé pour 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination au total

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Tom Trout

Police Officer Dennis Nordell

Richard Gaines

Police Inspector Dana

Anthony Caruso

Frankie
(as Tony Caruso)

Hugh Beaumont

Police Academy Graduate
(non crédité)

William Challee

Snorky
(non crédité)

Howard M. Mitchell

Police Car Driver
(non crédité)

Roger Moore

Police Instructor
(non crédité)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Veteran Policeman Mc Guinnes
(non crédité)

Arthur Space

Calvin 'Whitey' Foster
(non crédité)

Harry Strang

Police Captain R. C. Johnson
(non crédité)

William Tannen

Police Lab Technician Wilson
(non crédité)

Ray Teal

Police Lt. O'Neill
(non crédité)

Charles C. Wilson

Chief of Police
(non crédité)

Harry Wilson

Ex-Con Thug
(non crédité)

Réalisation
- Joseph Losey
Scénario
- Richard H. Landau
- Charles F. Royal
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Anecdotes
Part of the plot for this movie involves planning a second robbery after an officer calls the station from a "call box" to report a burglar alarm. Police call boxes were common for officers to use to report incidents or receive assignments from the late 19th century until the 1960s, by which time the use of police radios were the industry standard.

Gaffes
The weight of the green wax sample is stated to be "one-one thousandth of a milligram." A scale with this accuracy, if one even existed in 1945, would have cost well-beyond the means of a police station's budget. The statement likely should have been either "one-one thousandth of a gram" or "one milligram."

Connexions
Followed by Purity Squad (1945)

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6/10

Dishonest Cop

Tom Trout is a new graduate from the police academy. His future looks bright. He led the class in many of his subjects. He is also a crook. He had a clean record and figured that the best way to plan a crime is to learn how the police investigate one. Can he be on to something, or will he learn, as many a studio audience has, that CRIME DOES NOT PAY?

This short subject was nominated for an Oscar and it's easy to see why in retrospect. It very daringly concerns itself with police malfeasance. It's a common enough complaint these days, but in an era where the gang wars of Prohibition were not far away, the idea that the foot soldier in the fight against crime might be a problem was a shocker. Usually corruption, pay-offs from the hoods spread from the top in the popular mind.

The MGM back lot sure looks darker and more foreboding here than it does in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.