Alarm in der Unterwelt (1949)
Die FBI-Agenten Frank Warren (Glenn Ford) und George Pappas (James Whitmore) werden auf den Unterweltsboß Big Fellow angesetzt. Die Drecksarbeit erledigen Big Fellows skrupellose Killer, ihm selbst kann man nichts nachweisen. Deshalb soll er - ähnlich wie Al Capone - wegen Steuerhinterziehung drangekriegt werden. In monatelanger Kleinarbeit suchen Warren und Pappas nach Lücken im System. Tag und Nacht sind sie im Einsatz. Je näher sie sich an Big Fellow heranwühlen, desto gefährlicher wird die Sache. Bald liegen die ersten Leichen auf der Straße. Warren soll nach allen Regeln der Kunst eingeschüchtert werden. Die Gangster drohen seine Frau zu ermorden. Doch der FBI-Agent gibt nicht auf. Frank Warren hat sich festgebissen, er will Big Fellow erwischen - tot oder lebendig ...
Der Regisseur:
Joseph H. Lewis
Die Autor:
Sydney Boehm, Jack Rubin.
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Glenn Ford as Frank Warren |
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Nina Foch as Judith Warren |
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James Whitmore as George Pappas |
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Barry Kelley as Attorney Edward J. O'Rourke |
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Frank Tweddell as Inspector Herzog |
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Howard St. John as Joseph S. Horan |
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John F. Hamilton as Police Desk Sergeant Shannon |
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Leo Penn as Sidney Gordon |
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Joan Lazer as Rosa Rocco |
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Esther Minciotti as Maria Rocco |
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Angela Clarke as Theresa Rocco |
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Anthony Caruso as Salvatore Rocco |
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Robert Osterloh as Emanuel 'Manny' Zanger |
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Kay Medford as Gladys LaVerne |
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Patricia Barry as Muriel Gordon |
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David Bauer as Stanley Weinburg |
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Richard Bartell as Bailiff |
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Peter Brocco as Johnny (uncredited) |
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John Butler as Grocer / Bookie |
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Wheaton Chambers as Parker's Secretary |
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Marcella Cisney as Alice Ferguson |
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Michael Cisney as Michael Cisney |
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Tom Coleman as Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
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Roy Darmour as Hoodlum |
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George Douglas as District Attorney |
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Jim Drum as Policeman |
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Sidney Dubin as Harris |
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Ben Erway as Court Clerk |
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Virginia Farmer as Mrs. Weisner |
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John George as Onlooker at Murder Scene (uncredited) |
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Everett Glass as Judge Allen F. Parker (uncredited) |
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Jack Gordon as Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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Sol Gorss as Joseph Clark - Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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Kit Guard as Passerby |
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Robert Haines as Coroner's Office Phone Clerk |
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Tom Hanlon as Newsreel Announcer |
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John Ireland as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Ted Jordan as Hoodlum (uncredited) |
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Paul Kruger as Malibu Policeman |
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Pat Lane as Policeman |
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Robert Malcolm as Malibu Policeman |
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Cy Malis as Hoodlum |
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Joe Mantell as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Paul Marion as Hoodlum |
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Irene Martin as |
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Allen Mathews as Policeman |
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Edwin Max as Horse Parlor Manager |
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Frank Mayo as Jury Foreman |
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Daniel Meyers as |
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Silvio Minciotti as Vendor |
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Al Murphy as |
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Billy Nelson as Horse Parlor Bouncer (uncredited) |
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Brian O'Hara as Policeman |
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Joe Palma as Policeman |
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Franklin Parker as |
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Rose Plumer as Rocco Tenement Resident |
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Ed Randolph as |
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Stella LeSaint as |
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William Rhinehart as Gunman |
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Wally Rose as Hoodlum |
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Cosmo Sardo as Man Departing Train |
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Bernard Sell as |
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Larry Steers as Man in Movie Audience |
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Bert Stevens as Plainclothesman |
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Bill Stubbs as Gambler |
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Glen Thompson as Hoodlum |
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Arthur Tovey as Federal Agent Guarding Witnesses (uncredited) |
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William Vedder as Druggist |
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Peter Virgo as Cigar-Store Owner / Bookie |
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Ralph Volkie as Big Man |
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Helen Wallace as Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited) |
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Harlan Warde as Hoodlum |
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Than Wyenn as Cabbie |
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Esther Zeitlin as |
| Directing | Joseph H. Lewis | Director |
| Writing | Sydney Boehm | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jack Rubin | Screenplay |
| Art | William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greta Ardine | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Frank J. Wilson | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Editing | Al Clark | Editor |
| Art | Walter Holscher | Art Direction |
| Sound | Jack A. Goodrich | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | George Duning | Music |
| Directing | Wilbur McGaugh | Assistant Director |
| Production | Robert Rossen | Producer |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Sound | George Duning | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Designer |
