Cry Danger

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Cry Danger is a 1951 film noir crime drama starring Dick Powell as an ex-con seeking revenge and justice after being wrongly imprisoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedInStudioSystem RKO studio system NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Joseph F. Biroc NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Robert Parrish NERFINISHED
distributedBy RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED
editedBy Marjorie Fowler NERFINISHED
era classic Hollywood
featuresElement police investigation
urban crime
veteran returning from war
filmFormat black-and-white
genre crime drama
film noir
hasCultFollowing true
hasFilmRating United States: Approved (Production Code era)
hasTheme moral ambiguity
revenge
wrongful imprisonment
language English
leadActorForCharacter Dick Powell NERFINISHED
leadCharacter Rocky Mulloy NERFINISHED
musicBy Paul Dunlap NERFINISHED
notableFor hard-boiled dialogue and cynical tone typical of classic film noir
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An ex-convict seeks revenge and justice after being wrongly imprisoned for a robbery he did not commit.
producer W. R. Frank NERFINISHED
productionCompany Olympic Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1951-02-23
releaseYear 1951
restorationNotedFor improved image quality and renewed critical attention
restored yes
runtimeMinutes 79
screenwriter Jerome Cady NERFINISHED
William Bowers NERFINISHED
settingLocation Los Angeles NERFINISHED
starring Dick Powell NERFINISHED
Regis Toomey NERFINISHED
Rhonda Fleming NERFINISHED
Richard Erdman NERFINISHED
William Conrad NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting post-World War II era

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Robert Parrish directed Cry Danger
Dick Powell notableWork Cry Danger
Robert Parrish notableWork Cry Danger