Impact
1949 · Movie · 111 min · ★ 6.1 · 72% critics
After surviving an attempt on his life, a wealthy businessman disappears into a small town, where he starts over and finds unexpected comfort. Meanwhile, the people left behind are pulled into a web of suspicion, and he must decide whether to stay hidden or return to face the truth.
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-03-20
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (66 votes)
About
You may like Impact if you enjoy crime stories that mix danger, romance, and courtroom tension, with a small-town detour and classic noir mood; Not for you if you prefer a tightly paced plot or a more believable mystery, though it may appeal if you liked Pitfall or Sleep, My Love.
Pros: tense opening; strong villainess; gripping final stretch | Cons: overlong middle; far-fetched plot; uneven pacing
Themes
- newspaper
- small town
- gas station
- film noir
- mechanic
- tire iron
Cast & crew
Brian Donlevy
as Walter Williams
Ella Raines
as Marsha Peters
Charles Coburn
as Lieutenant Quincy
Helen Walker
as Irene Williams
Anna May Wong
as Su Lin
Robert Warwick
as Captain Callahan
Clarence Kolb
as Darcy
Art Baker
as Defense Attorney
William Wright
as Prosecutor
Mae Marsh
as Mrs. King
Directed by Arthur Lubin