L'homme aux abois (1947)
Le bootlegger Frankie Madison a passé quatorze ans en prison. Fidèle au code d'honneur, il a payé pour son ami et associé Noll Turner. À sa sortie, il va réclamer sa part du butin à Turner, qui a entre-temps prospéré et engagé son frère comme comptable. Il découvre que les caïds ont formé des holdings financiers. Le pouvoir est disséminé entre actionnaires, et les méthodes expéditives du temps de la prohibition ne sont plus de mise. «Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le gangster devint homme d'affaires. Le gang céda la place à des multinationales anonymes. Le premier film qui montre ces transformations majeures au sein de la pègre fut le sous-estimé L'Homme aux abois.» M.S. et M. H.W. dans Un voyage avec Martin Scorsese à travers le cinéma américain, 1995 «L'Homme aux abois est un film très intelligent sur un homme totalement désarçonné par le nouveau monde de l'après-guerre. Un monde qui est aussi devenu le nouveau monde du cinéma : le gangster des années trente est deven
Directeur:
Byron Haskin
écrivain:
Charles Schnee
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Burt Lancaster as Frankie Madison |
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Lizabeth Scott as Kay Lawrence |
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Kirk Douglas as Noll "Dink" Turner |
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Wendell Corey as Dave |
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Kristine Miller as Alexis Richardson |
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George Rigaud as Maurice |
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Marc Lawrence as Nick Palestro |
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Mike Mazurki as Dan |
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Mickey Knox as Skinner |
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Roger Neury as Felix |
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Bobby Barber as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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John Bishop as Ben (uncredited) |
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Charles D. Brown as Lt. Hollaran (uncredited) |
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Gino Corrado as George (uncredited) |
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James Davies as Masseur (uncredited) |
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Jean Del Val as Henri the Chef (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Dundee as Hijack Driver (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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John George as Little Man at Newstand (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Olin Howland as Ed the Watchman (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Bruce Lester as Charles (uncredited) |
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Walter Merrill as Det. Schreiber (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Frank Mills as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Bert Moorhouse as Toll Booth Policeman |
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William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Jack Perrin as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Dewey Robinson as Heinz (uncredited) |
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Cap Somers as Butcher (uncredited) |
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Freddie Steele as Tiger Rose (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan as Policeman |
| Directing | Byron Haskin | Director |
| Camera | Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Theodore Reeves | Theatre Play |
| Writing | John Bright | Adaptation |
| Writing | Charles Schnee | Screenplay |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Robert Smith | Adaptation |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | Patrick Delany | Set Decoration |
| Art | Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt | Editor |
| Sound | Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Richard McWhorter | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Harry Lindgren | Sound Recordist |
