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CrimeDrama

Shield for Murder

- Thrill after thrill hits you where you feel it most!

A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.

Release Date : 1954-08-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Camden Productions Inc.

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Edmond O'Brien

Character Name : Det. Lt. Barney Nolan

Original Name : Edmond O'Brien

Gender : Male

Marla English

Character Name : Patty Winters

Original Name : Marla English

Gender : Female

John Agar

Character Name : Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster

Original Name : John Agar

Gender : Male

Emile Meyer

Character Name : Capt. Gunnarson

Original Name : Emile Meyer

Gender : Male

Carolyn Jones

Character Name : Beth, Girl at Bar

Original Name : Carolyn Jones

Gender : Female

Claude Akins

Character Name : Fat Michaels

Original Name : Claude Akins

Gender : Male

Herbert Butterfield

Character Name : Cabot, Reporter

Original Name : Herbert Butterfield

Gender : Male

Hugh Sanders

Character Name : Packy Reed

Original Name : Hugh Sanders

Gender : Male

William Schallert

Character Name : Asst. Dist. Atty. Andy Tucker

Original Name : William Schallert

Gender : Male

Richard Deacon

Character Name : The Professor

Original Name : Richard Deacon

Gender : Male

John Beradino

Character Name : Gambler Being Booked

Original Name : John Beradino

Gender : Male

Robert Bray

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Robert Bray

Gender : Male

Stafford Repp

Character Name : Detective O'Dell

Original Name : Stafford Repp

Gender : Male

Vito Scotti

Character Name : Joe the Bartender

Original Name : Vito Scotti

Gender : Male

William Boyett

Character Name :

Original Name : William Boyett

Gender : Male

Robert Bray

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Bray

Gender : Male

Richard H. Cutting

Character Name :

Original Name : Richard H. Cutting

Gender : Male

Lawrence Ryle

Character Name : Laddie O'Neil

Original Name : Lawrence Ryle

Gender : Male

Mickey Golden

Character Name :

Original Name : Mickey Golden

Gender : Male

David Hughes

Character Name :

Original Name : David Hughes

Gender : Male

Frank Marlowe

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Marlowe

Gender : Male

Gregg Martell

Character Name :

Original Name : Gregg Martell

Gender : Male

Tom McKee

Character Name :

Original Name : Tom McKee

Gender : Male

Grazia Narciso

Character Name :

Original Name : Grazia Narciso

Gender : Male

Norman Ollestad

Character Name :

Original Name : Norman Ollestad

Gender : Male

Jack Perry

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Perry

Gender : Male

John Phillips

Character Name :

Original Name : John Phillips

Gender : Male

Joe Ploski

Character Name :

Original Name : Joe Ploski

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-30

We discover right from the outset that "Nolan" (Edmond O'Brien) is a dodgy cop, and that he has killed a bookie's runner so he can take the $25k he was carrying and use it to build a new life for him and his girlfriend 'Patty" (Marla English). Unfortunately for him, he was seen by a deaf mute and so has to think on his feet before his partner "Brewster" (John Agar) gets to the truth or before the mob, whose cash it was, decide to take their own form of retribution. He has a reputation as a bit of a shoot-first merchant so faces a considerable degree of internal suspicion and that doesn't help as his initially loyal colleague begins to smell a very big rat. Can he get away with it and make it to to his retirement bungalow? On that front, there's not so much jeopardy nor is the writing really up to much either. What does help this stand out, though, is the strong characterisation of the odious "Nolan". O'Brien almost sweats the role, effectively demonstrating his loathing of his fellow cops and of the arrogant mob as he treats them all with contempt and disdain. Even the usually underwhelming Agar is likewise quiet effective as this story quite cleverly marries the crooked cop with the crooked system and the crooked gangsters all in the hope that somebody, somewhere, might actually prove decent enough to avenge the slaughtered man. It's quite a potent little eighty minute thriller, and worth a watch.