Danger Zone is a 1951 American film noir directed by William Berke and starring Hugh Beaumont, Tom Neal and Edward Brophy. A lower-budget second feature, it was distributed by the independent Lippert Pictures.
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| Directed by | William Berke |
| Screenplay by | Julian Harmon |
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| Starring | Hugh Beaumont Tom Neal Edward Brophy |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
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| Music by | Bert Shefter |
Production company | Spartan Productions |
| Distributed by | Lippert Pictures |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editClaire Underwood hires San Francisco private eye Dennis O'Brien to purchase a saxophone case at a yacht party auction,[1] but O'Brien is slugged and the case is stolen by Larry Dunlap. O'Brien snoops around and learns that Claire and Dunlap are rivals in a smuggling racket, and he seizes Claire just as she is about to leave the country with the case and its stolen jewels. He then gets involved with the murder of Vicki Jason's husband and gets slugged again and framed. With the aid of "Professor" Schickler, he proves his innocence when Vicki kills her coconspirator lover Edgar Spadely, another private detective, and Vicki admits her own guilt in the murder of her husband.[2]
Cast
edit- Hugh Beaumont as Dennis O'Brien
- Tom Neal as Edgar Spadely
- Edward Brophy as Prof. Frederick Simpson Schicker
- Richard Travis as Police Lt. Bruger
- Pamela Blake as Vicki Jason
- Virginia Dale as Claire Underwood
- Ralph Sanford as Larry Dunlap
- Paula Drew as Sheila Jason
- Jack Reitzen as Cole, the Auctioneer
- Edward Clark as Elderly Man at Auction
- Richard Monahan as Henry, the Bartender
- Don Garner as Bud Becker
- Tiny Jones as Woman at Auction
Production
editThe film was originally known as Roaring.[3]
See also
edit- Roaring City (1951)
- Pier 23 (1951)
References
edit- ^ "Danger Zone (1951)". www.cinematerial.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ Adams, Les (2020). "Danger Zone". IMDb. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Schallert, E. (Dec 22, 1950). "Top singer jack smith joins 'moonlight bay;' new loos-sale deal set". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166166919.
External links
edit- Danger Zone at IMDb
- Danger Zone at the TCM Movie Database
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