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The House on 92nd Street
Why this pick
Its semi-documentary procedural style, location-based New York texture, and methodical pursuit of a hidden threat closely fit Kazan's urgent, street-level suspense.
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MOVIE1950 1h 36m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After brawling over a card game in the wharf area of New Orleans, a man named Kochak (Lewis Charles), suffering visibly from a flu-like illness, is killed by gangster Blackie (Jack Palance) and his two flunkies, Kochak's cousin Poldi (Guy Thomajan) and a man named Fitch (Zero Mostel). They leave the body on the docks, and later when the dead man, who carries no identification, is brought to the morgue, the coroner grows suspicious about the bacteria present in his blood and calls Lieutenant Commander Clinton Reed (Richard Widmark), a doctor working for the U.S. Public Health Service. Reed is enjoying a rare day off with his wife Nancy (Barbara Bel Geddes) and their son Tommy (Tommy Rettig), but decides to inspect the body.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Paul Douglas
Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
Nancy Reed
Tommy Cook
Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Richard Widmark
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Jack Palance
Blackie
Zero Mostel
Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
Neff - Newspaper Reporter