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Outside the Law

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5.7/10 • 11

1956-06-011h 21m

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T-Men blast counterfeiting racket!

A government agent's son wins respect and love when he challenges counterfeiters.

Directors
Jack Arnold
Writters
Danny Arnold
Editors
Irving Birnbaum

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  1. Ray Danton

    Ray Danton

    John Conrad, alias Johnny Salvo

  2. Leigh Snowden

    Leigh Snowden

    Maria Craven

  3. Grant Williams

    Grant Williams

    Don Kastner

  4. Onslow Stevens

    Onslow Stevens

    Chief Agent Alec Conrad

  5. Raymond Bailey

    Raymond Bailey

    Philip Bormann

  6. Judson Pratt

    Judson Pratt

    Agent Maury Saxton

  7. Jack Kruschen

    Jack Kruschen

    Agent Pill Schwartz

  8. Floyd Simmons

    Floyd Simmons

    Agent Harris

  9. Mel Welles

    Mel Welles

    Milo

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CinemaSerf

Jul 24, 2023

6/10

"Johnny" (Ray Danton) is an ex-soldier drafted in by the US authorities in Germany to help investigate the death of one of his old army pals. Not long out of prison, he is keen to clear his name and is soon on the trail of a clever gang who are counterfeiting cash and taking advantage of the post-WWII confusion to, quite literally, make a mint. His search is further complicated by the involvement of both his father - the policeman who gives him the gig in the first place and with whom he has a strained relationship; and with the widow of the murdered man "Maria" (Leigh Snowden) who is as keen to get to the bottom of the perilous mystery and, of course, a romance starts to blossom. There's no getting away from it. Handsome as he is, Danton is as wooden as a plank. He has precisely no charisma and that really impacts on this film that, from a criminal perspective, is actually a little bit better than a routine caper. There's far too much by way of chatter and really very little action until the last ten minutes when the threads start to pull together. A bit more creative casting could have made this more memorable, but as it is - well it's worth a watch but you'll never remember it afterwards.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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