Império do Terror

Título original: Armored Car Robbery

1950
Approved
1 h 7 min

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Adele Jergens, Charles McGraw, and William Talman in Império do Terror (1950)

Um roubo bem planejado dá errado, o policial Cordell faz a perseguição.Um roubo bem planejado dá errado, o policial Cordell faz a perseguição.Um roubo bem planejado dá errado, o policial Cordell faz a perseguição.

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Charles McGraw

Lt. Jim Cordell

Adele Jergens

Yvonne LeDoux

William Talman

Dave Purvis

Douglas Fowley

Benny McBride

Steve Brodie

Al Mapes

Don McGuire

Detective Danny Ryan

Don Haggerty

Detective Cuyler

James Flavin

Police Lt. Phillips

Eddie Borden

Theatrical Agent
(não creditado)

Chet Brandenburg

Cop at Roadblock
(não creditado)

Barry Brooks

Witmer - Armored Car Driver
(não creditado)

Morgan Brown

Burlesque Theatre Patron
(não creditado)

Paul Bryar

Car 6 Patrolman at Pier 5
(não creditado)

Paul E. Burns

Mr. Kelly - Valley Auto Court Manager
(não creditado)

James Bush

Control Tower Operator
(não creditado)

Roger Creed

Police Radio Operator
(não creditado)

Dick Dickinson

Newsboy
(não creditado)

Art Dupuis

Stadium Cashier
(não creditado)

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Curiosidades
There was a Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. It opened 1925 and mostly used by the Pacific Coast Minor league team the Los Angeles Angels. In 1961 the Los Angeles Angels played their first major league season there. It was demolished in 1969.

Erros de gravação
After he is shot, Ryan gives his location over the bugged car microphone, but the gunshot was apparently not heard. Further information: Ryan is shot outside the car while attempting to escape and later crawls back to the car and climbs partially inside and reaches for the key in the ignition under the microphone to give his location. It appears the microphone only works when the car is running or the ignition is on as the following police car loses communications when the suspect cars pulls into a lumberyard and the car's ignition is turned off.

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Ryan: [On the phone] We hit pay dirt. The gal in question is Yvonne LeDoux, a bur-le-q queen workin' out of the Bijou Theater, but that's not all. She's also the widow of the late Benny McBride.
Lt. Jim Cordell: Benny's wife, huh?
Ryan: You should see her workin' clothes. Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride... the naked and the dead.
Lt. Jim Cordell: Very funny.

Cenas durante ou pós-créditos
In the film's opening credits, the title is surrounded by quotation marks.

Conexões
Featured in Palookaville (1995)

Trilhas sonoras
Cindy Lou McWilliams
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Revel
Lyrics by Mort Greene

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9/10

Another Fleischer Film Noir Gem

Wow, this was a neat little film, far better than I had hoped. I don't tape many shows on TV, but this was one I'm sure glad I did, especially since it is not available on VHS or DVD.

I say "little" film because it's only 67 minutes long. Richard Fleischer, who directed THE NARROW MARGIN (1952), another short and fast-moving crime story, directed this movie, too, and you can see some similarities. The major similarity is how fast-paced these films are. Another is the presence of one of the best 'B' tough guys ever: Charles McGraw.

Because of that, and it's so interesting to view, it's one I plan on viewing a number of times. McGraw, as the cop, and William Talman, as the leader of the gang, are fun to watch.

It's a heist tale and most of the film is about the gang trying to escape after the robbery and what happens to each one. In that regards, it reminds me a bit of another great film: THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, which also came out at this time. This isn't up to that level, but it's good and highly recommended viewing if you see it listed on TCM, where I saw it.