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The Big Combo( 1955)

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The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!

Overview

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Cornel Wilde

      Leonard Diamond

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      Jean Wallace

      Susan Lowell

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      Brian Donlevy

      Joe McClure

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      Richard Conte

      Mr. Brown

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      Lee Van Cleef

      Fante

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      Earl Holliman

      Mingo

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      Robert Middleton

      Police Capt. Peterson

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      Helen Walker

      Alicia Brown

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      Jay Adler

      Detective Sam Hill

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      John Hoyt

      Nils Dreyer

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      Ted de Corsia

      Ralph Bettini

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      Helene Stanton

      Rita

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      Roy Gordon

      Audubon

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      Baynes Barron

      Young detective

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      James McCallion

      Frank - Lab technician

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      Tony Michaels

      Photo technician

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      Rita Gould

      Nurse

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      Bruce Sharpe

      Detective

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      Michael Mark

      Fred (hotel clerk)

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      Donna Drew

      Miss Hartleby

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      Brian O'Hara

      Attorney Malloy

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      Steve Mitchell

      Bennie Smith, Boxer

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Nov 14 2022
    Cornel Wilde is quite good as the detective charged with investigating a local crime boss (Richard Conte) who thus far has proved a bit Teflon. After a few years of this relentless pursuit, he has managed to fall for the hoodlum's lady (Susan Wallace) and his captain deduces that he has become too close to remain objective and so the case is to be stopped. That all changes when Conte's thugs accidentally kill the woman (instead of him) and it all becomes truly personal! It's a well directed, pacy and, at times, suspenseful crime drama from the pen of Philip Yordan that could perhaps have been j...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • film noir
    • police corruption
    • police detective
    • double cross
    • lie detection
    • antiques shop
    • hangar
    • burlesque dancer
    • police shootout
    • gang moll