The Big Combo (English Subtitled)

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond is on a personal crusade to bring down the sadistic gangster Mr. Brown. He is also dangerously obsessed with Brown's girlfriend, the suicidal Susan Lowell.

His main objective as a detective is to uncover what happened to a woman called "Alicia" from the crime boss's past.

Movie Info

Directed by: Joseph H. Lewis
Starring: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace
Produced by: Sidney Harmon
Screenplay by: Philip Yordan

Music by: David Raksin
Cinematography: John Alton
Edited by: Robert S. Eisen

Production company: Security Pictures, Theodora Productions
Distributed by: Allied Artists Pictures
Release date: February 13, 1955 (United States), March 25, 1955 (New York City)

Running time: 87 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English, English Subtitled

Cast

Cornel Wilde as Police Lt. Leonard Diamond

Richard Conte as Mr. Brown

Brian Donlevy as Joe McClure

Jean Wallace as Susan Lowell

Robert Middleton as Police Capt. Peterson

Lee Van Cleef as Fante

Earl Holliman as Mingo

Helen Walker as Alicia Brown

Jay Adler as Sam Hill

John Hoyt as Nils Dreyer

Photo Credits. Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Earl Holliman: Wikimedia. Brian Donlevy: Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn-ad agency for Campbell's Soup/ebay.com/Wikimedia. Jean Wallace, Robert Middleton, John Hoyt: Joseph H. Lewis/archive.org. Lee Van Cleef: Republic Pictures/archive.org. Helen Walker: Cardinal Pictures/United Artists/doctormacro.com/Wikimedia. Jay Adler: Dpla/dp.la/Wikimedia.

Characters

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond
Mr. Brown
Joe McClure
Susan Lowell
Police Capt. Peterson
Fante
Mingo
Alicia Brown
Sam Hill
Nils Dreyer
Bettini

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