CrimeDrama

Johnny O'Clock

- Johnny Played Rough With Women Who Played Cute!

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

Release Date : 1947-01-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : J.E.M. ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Johnny O'Clock

Original Name : Dick Powell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy Hobson

Original Name : Evelyn Keyes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Inspector Koch

Original Name : Lee J. Cobb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nelle Marchettis

Original Name : Ellen Drew

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harriet Hobson

Original Name : Nina Foch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pete Marchettis

Original Name : Thomas Gomez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : John Kellogg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuck Blayden

Original Name : Jim Bannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slatternly Woman Tenant

Original Name : Mabel Paige

Gender : Female

Character Name : Phil, Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Phil Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Doorman

Original Name : Fred Aldrich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : George Alesko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Floorman

Original Name : John P. Barrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : Fred Beecher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Card Player

Original Name : Brooks Benedict

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : John Berkes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Turk

Original Name : Jeff Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Gene Delmont

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newsboy

Original Name : Johnny Duncan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fleming

Original Name : Matty Fain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Wilson

Original Name : Virginia Farmer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marion

Original Name : Victoria Faust

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hotel Guest

Original Name : Adolph Faylauer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man

Original Name : Jerry Frank

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : Ralph Freedman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Raoul Freeman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Card Player

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Redcap

Original Name : Jesse Graves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Punchy

Original Name : Kit Guard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gambler

Original Name : Robert Haines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : Joe Helper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman

Original Name : Al Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Desk Man

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Onlooker

Original Name : Pat Lane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman

Original Name : George Lloyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Cy Malis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : Edward Margolis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Businessman

Original Name : Charles Marsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Allen Mathews

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : Thomas H. O'Neil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Bob Perry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Charles Perry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hatcheck Girl

Original Name : Robin Raymond

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dry Cleaner Guy

Original Name : Shimen Ruskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Carl Saxe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Card Player

Original Name : Jeffrey Sayre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Cy Schindell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Sammy Shack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : Jack C. Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Charles St. George

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passerby

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : Bill Stubbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dealer

Original Name : Ralph Volkie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Charles Wexler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Practical Dealer

Original Name : George Zouzaniles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Charles Mueller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Kenneth MacDonald

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

You play very cute, and nasty! Johnny O'Clock has everything under control. He has a partnership in a thriving casino and all his little peccadilloes are at ease in his world. Then things start to go awry, his partnership with Marchettis comes under severe pressure on account of Mrs Marchettis' dalliances, and worst of all, the hat check girl he had a soft spot for has turned up dead. Johnny is feeling the heat, from every corner of his world it seems. At the time of writing this, Johnny O' Clock has under ten reviews written on IMDb and barely 200 votes cast, one can only assume that Johnny is badly under seen! Without knowing the issues of accessibility on TV and DVD, it may just be that this little noir treasure has slipped through the net of many a genre observer. Without pushing the boundaries of noir and its devilish off shoots, it's a film with all the necessary noir components in place, a tightly accomplished film that definitely deserves a bigger audience. The plot, though very basic in the context of the genre/style it sits in (thus making it easy enough for the casual viewer to enjoy), is a series of double (triple) crosses smothered in a delicate hint of aromatic femme fatale. Throw in crooked and grizzly bear like coppers, get Robert Rossen to make it his directorial debut, and ask Burnett Guffey to photograph it, and you got a lovely helping of noirish stew. All you then ask for is your cast to come up trumps, and thankfully they do. Dick Powell plays Johnny O'Clock with the right blend of dapper charm and cool calm toughness, Lee J Cobb (grizzly bear copper), Thomas Gomez (Pete Marchettis) and John Kellogg (the muscle) all play it tough without over egging the pudding. The girls are nicely played by Evelyn Keyes ("99 River Street" & "The Seven Year Itch"), Ellen Drew ("The Man from Colorado") and the delicious Nina Foch ("The Ten Commandments") - with Drew showing definite shades of Hayworth at times - though only shades mind! It's not a dark picture and those hoping for a head scratcher will be sorely disappointed, and I would be a liar if I said that I didn't think the ending needed a more dramatic punch. But I'll be damned if this wasn't a most enjoyable experience, twisty and turny without making the head spin for sake's sake, "Johnny O'clock" is well worth your time. Time! Get it? Groan. 7/10

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

I have to say I was quite disappointed with this. Dick Powell is the eponymous character, a casino manager who on the face of it is as hard as nails, but a little scratching under the surface reveals that he's actually quite a soft old chap. He's had an affair with the much younger wife (Ellen Drew) of his partner (Thomas Gomez) and she is determined to get him back. Just what is she prepared to do, though? Meantime, Lee J. Cobb is a detective trying to get to the bottom of the mysterious suicide of a woman that brings her sister (Evelyn Keyes) into town, and onto Powell's radar. The crime mystery elements are all too often subsumed in the half-baked romantic intrigues that really drag down the pace to little better than a melodrama with ever so slightly menacing undertones. Powell is quite good in the role, as is Cobb as the moody, but effective policeman - but it was all just a bit dull for me, sorry.