Illegal
1955 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 6.4 · 64% critics
After learning he helped send an innocent man to death, a star prosecutor quits in disgrace and drifts into private practice. Haunted by guilt and drawn toward shady clients, he faces a new test as his skills are pulled between ambition, conscience, and the search for redemption.
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Details
- Years
- 1955
- Release date
- 1955-10-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (47 votes)
About
If you enjoy fast-moving crime dramas about guilt, comeback, and courtroom showdowns, this should appeal, especially if you like Knock on Any Door or Tight Spot; Not for you if implausible legal twists and an older style put you off.
Pros: gripping legal drama; strong lead performance; brisk, entertaining pace | Cons: courtroom antics stretch belief; weak ending; some dated elements
Themes
- court
- gangster
- self-defense
- based on play or musical
- crooked lawyer
- film noir
- capital punishment
- district attorney
- goon
- trial lawyer
- courtroom drama
- innocent man
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Edward G. Robinson
as Victor Scott
Nina Foch
as Ellen Miles
Hugh Marlowe
as Ray Borden
Jayne Mansfield
as Angel O'Hara
Albert Dekker
as Frank Garland
Howard St. John
as E.A. Smith
Ellen Corby
as Miss Hinkel
Edward Platt
as Ralph Ford
Jan Merlin
as Andy Garth
Robert Ellenstein
as Joe Knight
Directed by Lewis Allen