The Narrow Margin
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The Narrow Margin is a 1952 American film noir thriller, celebrated for its taut, suspenseful story about a cop protecting a mobster’s widow on a perilous train journey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Narrow Margin canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George E. Diskant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Fleischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert C. Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime thriller
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film noir ⓘ suspense film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gus
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Frankie Neall NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
taut, suspenseful storytelling
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use of confined train setting to build tension ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A tough cop must protect a mobster’s widow on a train journey while killers try to silence her before she can testify. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Charles McGraw
NERFINISHED
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David Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Beddoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Gebert NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacqueline White NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Maxey NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Brocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ Queenie Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Stanley Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-03-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| remadeAs | Narrow Margin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remakeReleaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 71 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Earl Felton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
journey from Chicago to Los Angeles
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passenger train ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles McGraw
NERFINISHED
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David Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Gebert NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacqueline White NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Jack Leonard
NERFINISHED
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Martin Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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