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CrimeDramaThriller

Outside the Law

- T-Men blast counterfeiting racket!

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

Release Date : 1956-06-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ray Danton

Character Name : John Conrad, alias Johnny Salvo

Original Name : Ray Danton

Gender : Male

Leigh Snowden

Character Name : Maria Craven

Original Name : Leigh Snowden

Gender : Female

Grant Williams

Character Name : Don Kastner

Original Name : Grant Williams

Gender : Male

Onslow Stevens

Character Name : Chief Agent Alec Conrad

Original Name : Onslow Stevens

Gender : Male

Raymond Bailey

Character Name : Philip Bormann

Original Name : Raymond Bailey

Gender : Male

Judson Pratt

Character Name : Agent Maury Saxton

Original Name : Judson Pratt

Gender : Male

Jack Kruschen

Character Name : Agent Pill Schwartz

Original Name : Jack Kruschen

Gender : Male

Floyd Simmons

Character Name : Agent Harris

Original Name : Floyd Simmons

Gender : Male

Mel Welles

Character Name : Milo

Original Name : Mel Welles

Gender : Male

Alexander Campbell

Character Name : Warden Lewis

Original Name : Alexander Campbell

Gender : Male

Kaaren Verne

Character Name : Mrs. Pulenski (as Karen Verne)

Original Name : Kaaren Verne

Gender : Female

Maurice Doner

Character Name : Mr. Pulenski

Original Name : Maurice Doner

Gender : Male

Jess Kirkpatrick

Character Name : Bill MacReady

Original Name : Jess Kirkpatrick

Gender : Male

Arthur Hanson

Character Name : Agent Parker

Original Name : Arthur Hanson

Gender : Male

Richard H. Cutting

Character Name : Agent Pomeroy

Original Name : Richard H. Cutting

Gender : Male

George E. Mather

Character Name : Bus Station Attendant

Original Name : George E. Mather

Gender : Male

Amapola Del Vando

Character Name : Mama Gomez

Original Name : Amapola Del Vando

Gender : Female

Ezelle Poule

Character Name : Mrs. Flynn

Original Name : Ezelle Poule

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-07-24

"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.