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DramaCrime

The Big Combo

- The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

Release Date : 1955-02-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Security PicturesTheodora ProductionsAllied Artists Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Cornel Wilde

Character Name : Leonard Diamond

Original Name : Cornel Wilde

Gender : Male

Jean Wallace

Character Name : Susan Lowell

Original Name : Jean Wallace

Gender : Female

Brian Donlevy

Character Name : Joe McClure

Original Name : Brian Donlevy

Gender : Male

Richard Conte

Character Name : Mr. Brown

Original Name : Richard Conte

Gender : Male

Lee Van Cleef

Character Name : Fante

Original Name : Lee Van Cleef

Gender : Male

Earl Holliman

Character Name : Mingo

Original Name : Earl Holliman

Gender : Male

Robert Middleton

Character Name : Police Capt. Peterson

Original Name : Robert Middleton

Gender : Male

Helen Walker

Character Name : Alicia Brown

Original Name : Helen Walker

Gender : Female

Jay Adler

Character Name : Detective Sam Hill

Original Name : Jay Adler

Gender : Male

John Hoyt

Character Name : Nils Dreyer

Original Name : John Hoyt

Gender : Male

Ted de Corsia

Character Name : Ralph Bettini

Original Name : Ted de Corsia

Gender : Male

Helene Stanton

Character Name : Rita

Original Name : Helene Stanton

Gender : Female

Roy Gordon

Character Name : Audubon

Original Name : Roy Gordon

Gender : Male

Baynes Barron

Character Name : Young detective

Original Name : Baynes Barron

Gender : Male

James McCallion

Character Name : Frank - Lab technician

Original Name : James McCallion

Gender : Male

Tony Michaels

Character Name : Photo technician

Original Name : Tony Michaels

Gender : Male

Rita Gould

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Rita Gould

Gender : Female

Bruce Sharpe

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Bruce Sharpe

Gender : Male

Michael Mark

Character Name : Fred (hotel clerk)

Original Name : Michael Mark

Gender : Male

Donna Drew

Character Name : Miss Hartleby

Original Name : Donna Drew

Gender : Female

Brian O'Hara

Character Name : Attorney Malloy

Original Name : Brian O'Hara

Gender : Male

Steve Mitchell

Character Name : Bennie Smith, Boxer

Original Name : Steve Mitchell

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-14

Cornel Wilde is quite good as the detective charged with investigating a local crime boss (Richard Conte) who thus far has proved a bit Teflon. After a few years of this relentless pursuit, he has managed to fall for the hoodlum's lady (Susan Wallace) and his captain deduces that he has become too close to remain objective and so the case is to be stopped. That all changes when Conte's thugs accidentally kill the woman (instead of him) and it all becomes truly personal! It's a well directed, pacy and, at times, suspenseful crime drama from the pen of Philip Yordan that could perhaps have been just ten minutes shorter to tighten it up.