The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn
Original film poster
Directed by	Paul Wendkos
Written by	Ed Reid (original story) Daniel B. Ullman (story) Bernard Gordon (uncredited) Julian Zimet
Starring	Darren McGavin
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	June 1958
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Case Against Brooklyn is a 1958 film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Darren McGavin and Margaret Hayes.^[1] It was based on a True Magazine article I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal by crime reporter Ed Reid. It featured depictions of American police corruption though no police officer in uniform is shown to be corrupt.

Genre

The film has the style of a documentary film and at first seems to be a police procedural. It actually has film noir elements, such as a love affair between a married rookie cop and the widow of a mobster. ^[2]

Plot

Ex-Marine Pete Harris, formerly with Military Intelligence is taken out of his Police Academy due to his experience to work undercover to investigate police corruption.

Cast

Darren McGavin as Pete Harris
Margaret Hayes as Lil Polombo (née Alexander)
Warren Stevens as Rudi Franklin
Peggy McCay as Mrs. Jane Harris
Tol Avery as Dist. Atty. Michael W. Norris

References

Park, William (2011), "Appendix A:Within the Genre", What is Film Noir?, Bucknell University Press, ISBN 978-1-6114-8363-5

↑ http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-case-against-brooklyn-86768
↑ Park (20011), p. 141

External links

The Case Against Brooklyn at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Paul Wendkos

The Burglar (1957)
The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Gidget (1959)
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
Because They're Young (1960)
Angel Baby (1961)
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Johnny Tiger (1966)
Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
Fear No Evil (1969)
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
Hell Boats (1970)
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)
Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
A Little Game (1971)
Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
Strangers in 7A (1972)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
Special Delivery (1976)
The Death of Richie (1977)
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987)
Right to Die (1987)
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
Cross of Fire (1989)
Blind Faith (1990)
A Match Made in Heaven (1997)

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