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DramaCrime

Roses Are Red

- ... with the Heart-Blood of Murder!

A crooked crime boss tries to put a crony into office.

Release Date : 1947-11-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sol M. Wurtzel Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Don Castle

Character Name : Robert A. Thorne / Don Carney

Original Name : Don Castle

Gender : Male

Peggy Knudsen

Character Name : Martha McCormack

Original Name : Peggy Knudsen

Gender : Female

Patricia Knight

Character Name : Jill Carney

Original Name : Patricia Knight

Gender : Female

Joe Sawyer

Character Name : Police Lt. Rocky Wall

Original Name : Joe Sawyer

Gender : Male

Edward Keane

Character Name : Jim Locke

Original Name : Edward Keane

Gender : Male

Jeff Chandler

Character Name : John Jones aka The Knuckle

Original Name : Jeff Chandler

Gender : Male

Charles McGraw

Character Name : Duke Arno

Original Name : Charles McGraw

Gender : Male

Charles Lane

Character Name : Lipton

Original Name : Charles Lane

Gender : Male

Paul Guilfoyle

Character Name : George 'Buster' Cooley

Original Name : Paul Guilfoyle

Gender : Male

Douglas Fowley

Character Name : Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)

Original Name : Douglas Fowley

Gender : Male

James Arness

Character Name : Ray (as James Aurness)

Original Name : James Arness

Gender : Male

Jody Gilbert

Character Name : Landlady

Original Name : Jody Gilbert

Gender : Female

Ray Teal

Character Name : Weston

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Mary Gordon

Character Name : Cleaning Lady

Original Name : Mary Gordon

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-07

B-lister Don Castle doubles up here as a paroled hoodlum ("Carney") who bears a striking resemblance to the local DA ("Thorne"). When the latter is kidnapped, the plan is for him to be substituted by the felon who can then do the bidding of local kingpin, the wheelchair bound "Locke" (Edward Keane). Before they can implement their cunning plan, though, the prisoner manages to free himself and assumes the role of of his own would-be impersonator, and just in the nick of time too. Now it is up to "Thorne" to set a trap for the criminals and to avoid detection - especially perilous when the other man's wife (Patricia Knight) shows up. Surely she will spot the difference and turn him in? We've seen the plot once or twice before so we don't get anything new, but the story is still quite a quickly paced, watchable affair with Jeff Chandler curiously cast as the baddie's enforcer-in-chief. Joe Sawyer is also quite effective as the copper "Lt. Rocky" and despite the rather unhelpful title, it kills an hour well enough.