Armored Car Robbery
1950 · Movie · NR · 67 min · ★ 6.5 · 70% critics
After a bold armored car heist in Los Angeles leaves a police officer dead, the robbers split up and try to vanish with the cash. A relentless investigation and growing mistrust within the gang turn the getaway into a tense chase through the city.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-06-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (69 votes)
About
You'll likely enjoy this if you like lean, hard-edged crime stories and classic noir in the vein of The Narrow Margin or Criss Cross; Not for you if you want deep character drama or nonstop action.
Pros: brisk running time; tough crime tension; strong lead performances | Cons: fairly routine plot; limited excitement for some; thin supporting roles
Themes
- cop-killer
- striptease
- armored car
- stripper
- film noir
- los angeles, california
- armored car robbery
- burlesque dancer
- money heist
- fugitive lovers
- relentless cop
Cast & crew
Charles McGraw
as Lt. Jim Cordell
Adele Jergens
as Yvonne LeDoux aka Mrs. Benny McBride
William Talman
as Dave Purvis / Martin Bell
Douglas Fowley
as Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
Steve Brodie
as Al Mapes
Don McGuire
as Detective Danny Ryan
Don Haggerty
as Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
James Flavin
as Lt. Phillips
Gene Evans
as William 'Ace' Foster
Eddie Borden
as Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Directed by Richard Fleischer