A Dangerous Profession
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| Directed by | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Produced by | Robert Sparks |
| Written by | Warren Duff Martin Rackin |
| Narrated by | Jim Backus |
| Starring | George Raft Ella Raines Pat O'Brien |
| Music by | Frederick Hollander Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Editing by | Frederic Knudtson |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 10, 1949 |
| Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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A Dangerous Profession (1949) is a American crime film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff and written by Warren Duff and Martin Rackin. The drama features George Raft, Ella Raines, Pat O'Brien, among others.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The story begins as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone (Jim Backus) explains what bail bonds-men do and tells the viewers the setting is Los Angeles, California. One such men is Vince Kane (Raft), a former cop. When one of his customers, Brackett (Bill Williams, is murdered, Kane decides to investigate.
He has two reasons for investigating: the curiosity of a former cop and it seems he's fallen in love with Brackett's widow Lucy (Ella Raines), a woman h used to date.
[edit] Cast
- George Raft as Vince Kane
- Ella Raines as Lucy Brackett
- Pat O'Brien as Joe Farley
- Bill Williams as Claude Brackett
- Jim Backus as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone
- Roland Winters as Jerry McKay
- Betty Underwood as Elaine Storm
- Robert Gist as Roy Collins, aka Max Gibney
- David Wolfe as Matthew Dawson
[edit] Critical reception
The New York Times gave the film a mixed eview, and wrote, "Laconic and familiarly tough are the words for Raft's performance as the torch-bearing bail bonds-man. Ella Raines is decorative if little else as the object of his affections; Pat O'Brien contributes a standard portrayal as his hard business partner; James Backus is professional as a tenacious detective lieutenant and Bill Williams is adequate in the brief role of the embezzler. A Dangerous Profession, in short, proves that the bail-bond business can be dangerous and that it also can be the basis for an exceedingly ordinary adventure."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ A Dangerous Profession at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ The New York times. Film review, "A Dangerous Profession, With George Raft Playing a Bail Bondsman," December 12, 1949. Last accessed: January 18, 2008.
[edit] External links
- A Dangerous Profession at the Internet Movie Database.
- A Dangerous Profession at Allmovie.
- A Dangerous Profession at the TCM Movie Database.
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