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The Street with No Name

- Counter Attack!

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.

Release Date : 1948-07-14

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Mark Stevens

Character Name : Gene Cordell / George Manly

Original Name : Mark Stevens

Gender : Male

Richard Widmark

Character Name : Alec Stiles

Original Name : Richard Widmark

Gender : Male

Lloyd Nolan

Character Name : Inspector George A. Briggs

Original Name : Lloyd Nolan

Gender : Male

Barbara Lawrence

Character Name : Judy Stiles

Original Name : Barbara Lawrence

Gender : Female

Ed Begley

Character Name : Chief Bernard Harmatz

Original Name : Ed Begley

Gender : Male

Donald Buka

Character Name : Shivvy

Original Name : Donald Buka

Gender : Male

Joseph Pevney

Character Name : Matty

Original Name : Joseph Pevney

Gender : Male

John McIntire

Character Name : Cy Gordon

Original Name : John McIntire

Gender : Male

Walter Greaza

Character Name : Lt. Paul Staller

Original Name : Walter Greaza

Gender : Male

Howard Smith

Character Name : Ralph Demory

Original Name : Howard Smith

Gender : Male

Larry Anzalone

Character Name : Sparring Partner (Uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Anzalone

Gender : Male

George Barrows

Character Name : Bouncer at Gym (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Barrows

Gender : Male

Joan Blair

Character Name : Valentine Laval (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joan Blair

Gender : Female

James J. Casino

Character Name : Cornerman (Uncredited)

Original Name : James J. Casino

Gender : Male

Lane Chandler

Character Name : Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lane Chandler

Gender : Male

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Man at Gym (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Character Name : Prisoner (Uncredited)

Original Name : Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Gender : Male

Edmund Cobb

Character Name : Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Cobb

Gender : Male

Vincent Donahue

Character Name : Cholly (Uncredited)

Original Name : Vincent Donahue

Gender : Male

Sam Edwards

Character Name : Whitey (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Edwards

Gender : Male

Fred Fisher

Character Name : Citizen (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Fisher

Gender : Male

Bruce Gordon

Character Name : Detective in Raid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Gordon

Gender : Male

Fred Graham

Character Name : Bank Clerk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Graham

Gender : Male

Joe Gray

Character Name : Boxer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gray

Gender : Male

Kit Guard

Character Name : Man at Arcade (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kit Guard

Gender : Male

Joe Haworth

Character Name : Police Sergeant Sam Bryant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Haworth

Gender : Male

Don Jessee

Character Name : Scared Face Tough (Uncredited)

Original Name : Don Jessee

Gender : Male

Robert Karnes

Character Name : David Jannings (Uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Karnes

Gender : Male

Johnny Kern

Character Name : Fighter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Kern

Gender : Male

Mike Killian

Character Name : Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Killian

Gender : Male

Don Kohler

Character Name : FBI Agent Richard Atkins (Uncredited)

Original Name : Don Kohler

Gender : Male

Lyle Latell

Character Name : Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lyle Latell

Gender : Male

George Leonard

Character Name : Ticket Taker (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Leonard

Gender : Male

Jack Lomas

Character Name : Man at Gym (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Lomas

Gender : Male

Marion Marshall

Character Name : Singer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Marshall

Gender : Female

Billy Mauch

Character Name : Mutt (Uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Mauch

Gender : Male

Roger McGee

Character Name : Joe (Uncredited)

Original Name : Roger McGee

Gender : Male

Kitty McHugh

Character Name : Waitress (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kitty McHugh

Gender : Female

Joe McTurk

Character Name : Fight Manager (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joe McTurk

Gender : Male

Lew Morphy

Character Name : Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lew Morphy

Gender : Male

Robert Patten

Character Name : Robert Danker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Patten

Gender : Male

Phillip Pine

Character Name : Monk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Phillip Pine

Gender : Male

Wally Rose

Character Name : Man in Gym (Uncredited)

Original Name : Wally Rose

Gender : Male

Wallace Scott

Character Name : Ring Manager (Uncredited)

Original Name : Wallace Scott

Gender : Male

Sammy Shack

Character Name : Hood (Uncredited)

Original Name : Sammy Shack

Gender : Male

Dan Sheridan

Character Name : Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Sheridan

Gender : Male

Mickey Simpson

Character Name : Policeman at Arcade (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mickey Simpson

Gender : Male

Randy Stuart

Character Name : Helen Jannings (Uncredited)

Original Name : Randy Stuart

Gender : Female

Brick Sullivan

Character Name : Officer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Brick Sullivan

Gender : Male

Charles Tannen

Character Name : Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Tannen

Gender : Male

Al Thompson

Character Name : Hotel Clerk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Al Thompson

Gender : Male

Philip Van Zandt

Character Name : Bail Bondsman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Van Zandt

Gender : Male

Kid Wagner

Character Name : Punch (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kid Wagner

Gender : Male

Billy Wayne

Character Name : Fight Trainer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Wayne

Gender : Male

Robert B. Williams

Character Name : Sergeant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Robert B. Williams

Gender : Male

Buddy Wright

Character Name : Kid Giveno (Uncredited)

Original Name : Buddy Wright

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Central City Confidential. The Street With No Name is directed by William Keighley and adapted to screenplay by Samuel Engel and Harry Kleiner. It Stars Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Lawrence and Ed Begley. Music is by Lionel Newman and cinematography by Joseph MacDonald. Undercover FBI agent Gene Cordell (Stevens) infiltrates a crime gang led by Alec Stiles (Widmark). Produced in the good old semi-documentary style that suits cops and robbers noir pieces, The Street With No Name is all about showing how great the FBI is – and how dangerous their jobs are. Tight with its procedurals and investigative science, its thematic elements have high interest factors. Whilst the thrills come with the peril Cordell faces as he runs the risk of being unmasked by suspicious gang members and, naturally, there’s a stoolie in the mix as well. Stevens makes Cordell as the all American hero type, the kind the FBI want up front and personal as the face of its organisation. Widmark, fresh from prime psycho duties in Kiss of Death, again brings the nasty, only here with sly rational villainy in abundance. The polar opposites work well, while the characterisations of not only the principal players, but others as well, has that delightful ambiguity and personal quirky traits that would often drive film noir on. Joseph MacDonald (The Dark Corner/ Call Northside 777) cloaks it in suitably noirish photography, ensuring the fictional Central City comes off as a place in danger of being corruptible to the core. Dialogue is hard enough to land a punch, the script thus managing to offset Stiles being under written, and even though the plot is thin, cast are good enough to keep it as above average noir fare for discernible types. 7/10 Footnote: It would be reimaged as House of Bamboo in 1955 with Samuel Fuller directing (MacDonald on photography duty there as well). Interesting to compare the two from a noir perspective.