The Turning Point (1952 film)

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The Turning Point
movie poster
Directed by	William Dieterle
Produced by	Irving Asher
Written by	Horace McCoy (story) Warren Duff
Starring	William Holden Edmond O'Brien Alexis Smith
Editing by	George Tomasini
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	November 15, 1952 U.S. release
Running time	85 min
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Turning Point is a 1952 crime syndicate drama starring Edmond O'Brien. It's based on Horace McCoy's novel "Storm in the City" and inspired by the Kefauver Committee hearings.

[edit] Plot

John Conroy, a crusading district attorney is tasked to crack down on a crime syndicate, which proves more dangerous because the mob has many city officials under their control. He's assisted by a newspaper man, Jerry McKibbon, who doesn't think Conroy is tough enough to handle this almost impossible assignment. McKibbon finds his efforts are also compromised by political corruption.

At the films finale, McKibbon is shot down by an assassin who was trying to kill the D.A. at a boxing match.

The film is not related to the 1977 ballet drama The Turning Point.

[edit] Featured cast

Actor	Role
William Holden	Jerry McKibbon
Edmond O'Brien	John Conroy
Alexis Smith	Amanda Waycross
Tom Tully	Matt Conroy
Ed Begley	Neil Eichelberger