Der Todeskuss (1947)
An einem Heiligabend rauben Nick Bianco und drei Komplizen ein Juweliergeschäft im obersten Stockwerk eines New Yorker Wolkenkratzers aus. Doch bevor die Männer das Haus verlassen können, hat der Geschäftsinhaber Alarm ausgelöst. Nick wird gefasst und verhaftet. Der Staatsanwalt D'Angelo versucht Nick dazu zu bewegen, die Namen seiner Komplizen zu verraten. Nick hat Frau und zwei Töchter, ihm soll als Gegenleistung eine Hafterleichterung erteilt werden. Nick verweigert das, weil er sicher ist, dass sich sein Rechtsanwalt Howser und seine Komplizen um seine Familie kümmern werden. Er wird zu 25 Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. Nach drei Jahren in Sing Sing erfährt Nick, dass seine Frau Selbstmord begangen hat und seine Töchter in ein Waisenhaus gebracht wurden. Nettie Cavallo, eine Art Tagesmutter für die Kinder, besucht Nick und teilt ihm mit, dass einer seiner Komplizen, Pete Rizzo, seine Frau angegriffen habe.
Der Regisseur:
Henry Hathaway
Die Autor:
Ben Hecht, Charles Lederer.
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Victor Mature as Nick Bianco |
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Brian Donlevy as Assistant D.A. Louis D'Angelo |
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Coleen Gray as Nettie Cavallo |
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Richard Widmark as Tommy Udo |
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Taylor Holmes as Earl Howser |
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Howard Smith as Warden |
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Karl Malden as Sgt. William Cullen |
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Anthony Ross as 'Big Ed' Williams (uncredited) |
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Robert Adler as Detective (uncredited) |
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Rollin Bauer as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited) |
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Harry Bellaver as Bull Weed (uncredited) |
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Dennis Bohan as Guard (uncredited) |
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Nina Borget as Cashier (uncredited) |
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Susan Cabot as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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Alexander Campbell as Train Conductor (uncredited) |
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Harry Carter as Detective (uncredited) |
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Dort Clark as Man in Car (uncredited) |
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Eva Condon as Nun at Orphanage (uncredited) |
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Harry Cooke as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Harold Crane as Mr. Moremann (uncredited) |
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James Doody as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited) |
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Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Rizzo (uncredited) |
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Arthur Foran Jr. as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited) |
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David Fresco as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Harold Gary as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Don Giovanni as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited) |
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Marilee Grassini as Rosaria (uncredited) |
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James Charles J.C. Heard as Jazz Drummer (uncredited) |
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Eda Heinemann as Mrs. Keller (uncredited) |
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Lou Herbert as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Herbert Holcombe as City Jail Guard (uncredited) |
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Arthur Holland as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Harry Kadison as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Robert Karnes as Tommy's Henchman (uncredited) |
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Ronald King as Larry Young (uncredited) |
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Arthur Kramer as Mr. Sulla (uncredited) |
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John Kullers as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Harry Landers as Convict (uncredited) |
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Perc Launders as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Lenthall as Man (uncredited) |
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Paul Lilly as City Jail Guard (uncredited) |
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Pat Malone as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Iris Mann as Congetta (uncredited) |
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John Marley as Convict (uncredited) |
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Gregg Martell as Guard (uncredited) |
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Charles McClelland as Detective (uncredited) |
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Norman McKay as Capt. Dolan (uncredited) |
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Richard Midgley as Guard (uncredited) |
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Carl Milletaire as Customer (uncredited) |
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Millard Mitchell as Detective (uncredited) |
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Mary Morrison as Mother Superior (uncredited) |
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Consuela O'Connor as Girl (uncredited) |
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Gloria O'Connor as Girl (uncredited) |
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William O'Leary as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Wendell K. Phillips as Tony 'Pep' Mangone (uncredited) |
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Yvonne Rob as Customer (uncredited) |
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Stephen Roberts as Guard (uncredited) |
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Mel Ruick as Moremann's Assistant (uncredited) |
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Jack Rutherford as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Lee Sanford as Chips Cooney (uncredited) |
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Bernard Sell as Policeman (uncredited) |
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George Shelton as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Irene Shirley as Nun (uncredited) |
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J. Scott Smart as (uncredited) |
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A. George Smith as Policeman (uncredited) |
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John Stearns as Harris (uncredited) |
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Richard Taber as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Victor Thorley as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited) |
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Lawrence Tiernan as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Tito Vuolo as Luigi (uncredited) |
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Milton Wallace as (uncredited) |
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Jesse White as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Bill Zuckert as Sing Sing Guard (uncredited) |
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Frank De Kova as Con Library (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Writing | Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Lederer | Screenplay |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Conductor |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Eleazar Lipsky | Story |
| Crew | Philip Dunne | Additional Writing |
| Production | Charles Hall | Unit Manager |
| Production | Raymond A. Klune | Production Manager |
| Crew | Rod Amateau | Stunts |
| Crew | Herbert Holcombe | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Benson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Earle Hagen | Orchestrator |
| Production | Fred Kohlmar | Producer |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Norbert Brodine | Director of Photography |
| Editing | J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| Art | Leland Fuller | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Abe Steinberg | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
