711 Ocean Drive

1950
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1h 42m

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6.8/10

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Joanne Dru and Edmond O'Brien in 711 Ocean Drive (1950)

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Film Noir Action Crime Drama Romance Thriller

An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered. His greed leads him on a deadly destructive path.An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered. His greed leads him on a deadly destructive path.An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered. His greed leads him on a deadly destructive path.

Director
- Joseph M. Newman
Writers
- Richard English
- Francis Swann
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

2.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Joseph M. Newman
Writers
- Richard English
- Francis Swann
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Vince Walters
(as Barry Kelly)

Dorothy Patrick

Trudy Maxwell

Don Porter

Larry Mason
(as Donald Porter)

Howard St. John

Lt. Pete Wright

Robert Osterloh

Gizzi

Sammy White

Chippie Evans

John Alban

Bookie
(uncredited)

John Albright

Bettor
(uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Peterson
(uncredited)

Phillip Barnes

Undetermined Secondary Role
(uncredited)

Jay Barney

Detective Carter
(uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Restaurant Patron
(uncredited)

Gail Bonney

Chippie's Date
(uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Bookie
(uncredited)

Nora Bush

Tour Group Member
(uncredited)

Director
- Joseph M. Newman
Writers
- Richard English
- Francis Swann
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Trivia
"Boulder Dam" is actually Hoover Dam. Congress authorized the Boulder Canyon Dam Project in 1931 and, it being traditional to name big federal dam projects after the sitting President, named it Hoover Dam. Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in 1932 but could not officially change the name set by Congress. Harold Ickes (FDR's Interior Secretary), however, issued a memo directing that his employees " . . . will refer to the dam as 'Boulder Dam' in this pamphlet as well as in correspondence and other references . . . ". In 1947, after Roosevelt and Ickes had died, Congress passed a resolution to "restore" the name of Hoover Dam. Until that time, however, all official, tourist and other promotional materials called it "Boulder Dam." The public's recognition with the old name was still apparent in the movie (released in 1950) through the script and the highway signage seen en route.

Goofs
The tape recorders Mal uses to manipulate the Vegas sports book only have one reel. But this isn't a goof because he is recording announcements from the race track on one tape deck (with only a feed reel) and playing the tape back to the bookie network after a 2-minute delay on the second tape deck (with only a take-up reel. If you look closely at the shot, at some point you can see a big pile of loose tape from in between the reels sitting on the table in the background -- which is probably about 2 minutes worth of tape. That's how he gets the delay.

Quotes
Mal Granger: Time wounds all heels.

Crazy credits
The credits say "introducing Sammy White." This was his first major dramatic role, but he had appeared in small roles in a few musical films in the late 1930s, most notably as Frank in Show Boat (1936).

Connections
Featured in Noir Alley: 711 Ocean Drive (2017)

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7/10

Excellent reflection of '50's style

A better than routine, if not exceptional, noir crime drama, with O'Brien excellent in the lead, and good casting throughout. Opening and closing textural comments convey the sense that this is more of a sensational expose of syndicate control of horse-race betting (a major West coast institution if there ever was one), produced "under threat". That remains to be seen. What is undeniable is that a well-paced tale of one man's ambition is engagingly portrayed. Of particular interest are the wonderful filming locations in the L.A. area -- rich streetscapes--full of marvelous period detail, "Modern" architecture as seen in circular drive-ins, open plan houses, groovy bars ands nightclubs, and some flavor of Palm Springs weekending. With the evolution of O'Brien's character from a telephone repairman into a major crime so well reflected in the improvements in his dress, along with the sartorial variety among the leads, one gets a nice sense of personal style in this period. Worth a look.