Desperate

Synopsis

Walt Radak, notorious gangster, try to use an independent truck-driver, Steve Randall, to transport furs flights. But Steve, not wanting to be mingled with a flight, alerts a police officer patrols some by making him calls of headlights. Al, the brother of Walt, shoot at the police officer and kills it. Steve, while fleeing, causes the fall of the young man, which makes it possible the police force to apprehend it. Quickly caught up with by Radak, Steve is tabassé before the gangster does not have an idea: he wants that Steve acknowledges the murder to save Al to make pressure on Randall, he does not hesitate to threaten to be caught some with his future wife, Anne, and Steve is seen constrained to accept. But he manages to sow the men of Radak and flees with Anne, energy of refuge in refuge. Radak, but also the police force, launches out to their continuation, obsessed by the idea to save his/her brother, condemned to death.

Data sheet

original Title: Desperate
Realization: Anthony Mann
Country of origin: the United States
Format: black and white
Kind: black film
Lasted: 73 minutes
Coming out date: May 9th 1947

Distribution

Steve Brodie : Steve Randall
Audrey Long: Anne Randall
Raymond Burr: Walt Radak
Douglas Folley: Pete Lavitch
William Challee: Reynolds
Jason Robards Sr: lieutenant Louie Ferrari
Freddie Steele: Shorty Abbott
Lee Frederick : Joe Daly
Paul E. Burns: uncle Jan
Ilka Grüning: aunt Clara

External bonds

Card illustrated on Gloubik

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