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Shield for Murder

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6.6/10 • 31

1954-08-271h 22m

CrimeDrama

Thrill after thrill hits you where you feel it most!

A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.

Directors
Howard W. Koch, Edmond O'Brien
Writters
John C. Higgins
Editors
John F. Schreyer

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  1. Edmond O'Brien

    Edmond O'Brien

    Det. Lt. Barney Nolan

  2. Marla English

    Marla English

    Patty Winters

  3. John Agar

    John Agar

    Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster

  4. Emile Meyer

    Emile Meyer

    Capt. Gunnarson

  5. Carolyn Jones

    Carolyn Jones

    Beth, Girl at Bar

  6. Claude Akins

    Claude Akins

    Fat Michaels

  7. Herbert Butterfield

    Herbert Butterfield

    Cabot, Reporter

  8. Hugh Sanders

    Hugh Sanders

    Packy Reed

  9. William Schallert

    William Schallert

    Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker

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CinemaSerf

Nov 30, 2024

7/10

We discover right from the outset that "Nolan" (Edmond O'Brien) is a dodgy cop, and that he has killed a bookie's runner so he can take the $25k he was carrying and use it to build a new life for him and his girlfriend 'Patty" (Marla English). Unfortunately for him, he was seen by a deaf mute and so has to think on his feet before his partner "Brewster" (John Agar) gets to the truth or before the mob, whose cash it was, decide to take their own form of retribution. He has a reputation as a bit of a shoot-first merchant so faces a considerable degree of internal suspicion and that doesn't help as his initially loyal colleague begins to smell a very big rat. Can he get away with it and make it to to his retirement bungalow? On that front, there's not so much jeopardy nor is the writing really up to much either. What does help this stand out, though, is the strong characterisation of the odious "Nolan". O'Brien almost sweats the role, effectively demonstrating his loathing of his fellow cops and of the arrogant mob as he treats them all with contempt and disdain. Even the usually underwhelming Agar is likewise quiet effective as this story quite cleverly marries the crooked cop with the crooked system and the crooked gangsters all in the hope that somebody, somewhere, might actually prove decent enough to avenge the slaughtered man. It's quite a potent little eighty minute thriller, and worth a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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