The Case Against Brooklyn
1958 film
- Raymond T. Marcus
- Daniel B. Ullman
by Ed Reid
- Darren McGavin
- Margaret Hayes
Production
company
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Morningside Productions
Release date
- June 1958 (1958-06)
Running time
The Case Against Brooklyn is a 1958 film noir crime film directed by Paul Wendkos, starring Darren McGavin and Margaret Hayes,[1] and based on the True Magazine article "I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal" by crime reporter Ed Reid.[2][3] The film features depictions of American police corruption, though no police officer in uniform is shown to be corrupt.
Plot
In an attempt to combat police corruption, newly graduated rookie cops are recruited to serve undercover to find information on a complex illegal betting network in Brooklyn.[4][5] One of these officers, ex-Marine Pete Harris, formerly with Military Intelligence in Japan, is tasked to make the acquaintance of a woman whose husband was recently murdered by the Mob over gambling debts.[6]
Cast
- Darren McGavin as Pete Harris
- Margaret Hayes as Lil Polombo née Alexander (as Maggie Hayes)
- Warren Stevens as Rudi Franklin
- Peggy McCay as Mrs. Jane Harris
- Tol Avery as Dist. Atty. Michael W. Norris
- Emile Meyer as Police Capt. T.W. Wills
- Nestor Paiva as Finelli
- Brian G. Hutton as Jess Johnson (as Brian Hutton)
- Robert Osterloh as Det. Sgt. Bonney
- Joe Turkel as Henchman Monte
- Bobby Helms as Himself - Vocalist
Further reading
- Park, William (2011), "Appendix A:Within the Genre", What is Film Noir?, Bucknell University Press, ISBN 978-1-6114-8363-5
References
- ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) - Paul Wendkos". AllMovie.
- ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn". American Cinematheque. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn - Darrin McGavin". dvd beaver. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)". film affinity. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Film Noir Collection Vol. 1 (Case Against Brooklyn, Criminal Lawyer, Crooked Web, Escape from San Quentin, Shadow on the Window)". DVD Talk. December 4, 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)". Where Danger Lives. September 30, 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
External links
- The Case Against Brooklyn at IMDb
- John Grant The Case Against Brooklyn @ Noirish
- The Case Against Brooklyn Internet Movie Cars Database
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Films directed by Paul Wendkos
- The Burglar (1957)
- The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
- Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
- Gidget (1959)
- Face of a Fugitive (1959)
- Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
- Because They're Young (1960)
- Angel Baby (1961)
- Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
- Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
- Johnny Tiger (1966)
- Attack on the Iron Coast (1967)
- Fear No Evil (1969)
- Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
- Hell Boats (1970)
- The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
- Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
- The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
- A Little Game (1971)
- A Death of Innocence (1971)
- The Family Rico (1972)
- Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
- The Strangers in 7A (1972)
- The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
- Special Delivery (1976)
- The Death of Richie (1977)
- 79 Park Avenue (1979)
- Betrayal (1978)
- A Woman Called Moses (1978)
- The Five of Me (1981)
- Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
- Scorned and Swindled (1984)
- The Bad Seed (1985)
- Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
- Six Against the Rock (1987)
- Right to Die (1987)
- The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
- The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
- Cross of Fire (1989)
- Blind Faith (1990)
- The Chase (1991)
- White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
- A Match Made in Heaven (1997)
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