Railroaded!
1947 · Movie · 72 min · ★ 6.7 · 75% critics
After a back-room gambling robbery goes wrong, the culprits pin the crime on an innocent young man. With the evidence stacked against him, his determined sister teams up with a skeptical detective to uncover the truth, while the real criminals stay close and keep the pressure on.
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-09-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (29 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic frame-up noir with a menacing bad guy, shadowy tension, and a fast pace, in the vein of T-Men or He Walked by Night; Not for you if you need surprises or polished performances.
Pros: nasty, memorable villain; tense noir mood; brisk crime plot | Cons: predictable story beats; uneven acting; some wobbly logic
Themes
- hold-up robbery
- film noir
- b movie
Cast & crew
John Ireland
as Duke Martin
Sheila Ryan
as Rosie Ryan
Hugh Beaumont
as Police Sergeant Mickey Ferguson
Jane Randolph
as Clara Calhoun
Ed Kelly
as Steve Ryan
Charles D. Brown
as Police Captain MacTaggart
Clancy Cooper
as Detective Jim Chubb
Peggy Converse
as Marie Weston
Hermine Sterler
as Mrs. Ryan
Keefe Brasselle
as Cowie Kowalski
Directed by Anthony Mann