Private Hell 36( 1954)

TV-MACrimeDrama

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These are night faces... Living on the edge of evil and violence!

Overview

In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.

Top Billed Cast

Ida Lupino
Lilli Marlowe
Steve Cochran
Police Sgt. Cal Bruner
Howard Duff
Police Sgt. Jack Farnham
Dean Jagger
Police Capt. Michaels
Dorothy Malone
Francey Farnham
James Anderson
Patrolman in Locker Room (uncredited)
William Boyett
Stimson (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Murdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Richard Deacon
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
George Dockstader
Fugitive (uncredited)
King Donovan
Evney Serovitch (uncredited)
Bridget Duff
Bridget Farnham (uncredited)
Dabbs Greer
Sam Marvin (uncredited)
Jerry Hausner
Hausner (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
Delivery Boy (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Patrolman Tom (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
Detective Lt. Lubin (uncredited)
Sammy Shack
Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
Chris O'Brien
Coroner (Uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

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Written by John Chard on Mon Sep 09 2019

Solidly Siegel? No, not really. Two detectives, Jack Farnham and Cal Bruner are deeply investigating a robbery in which $300,000 was stolen. As their investigation progresses, they, by way of a sultry woman called Lilli Marlowe, manage to find the perp and recover the cash. But Bruner has fallen for Marlowe, and realising she has expensive tastes and that his police salary can not sustain the relationship, he ponders turning to the dark side, with Farnham equally at odds with himself over the pressures of raising a family. Is Private Hell 36 a noir film? Well I'm no professionally pai...