Rent Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
3.2 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 28min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Soon after solid leads come to light about a communist spy ring infiltrating the Lakeview Laboratory of Nuclear Physics, a Southern California atomic research center, FBI Agent Dan O'Hara (Dennis O'Keefe) teams up with Scotland Yard Detective Philip Grayson (Louis Hayward) to hunt down the perpetrators responsible for the leak, and at least one of the scientists at the nuclear lab is suspected to be involved in the clandestine, espionage operation.
- Actors:
- Louis Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Allbritton, Carl Esmond, Onslow Stevens, Raymond Burr, Art Baker, Lowell Gilmore, Philip Van Zandt, Charles Evans, Frank Ferguson, Paul Bryar, Fred Coby, Bert Davidson, John Hamilton, Myron Healey, Marten Lamont, Jimmy Lloyd, Howard Negley, Steve Pendleton
- Directors:
- Gordon Douglas
- Producers:
- Edward Small, Grant Whytock
- Voiced By:
- Reed Hadley
- Narrated By:
- Reed Hadley
- Writers:
- George Bruce, Bertram Millhauser
- Aka:
- FBI Meets Scotland Yard
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Pig Power: Animal Farm At 70
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/09/2021
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The March of Time: 'G-Men at War' (1942): documentary short focused on the efforts of the FBI
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Image Gallery
- Six comedy shorts starring the Three Stooges, lampooning the tropes and themes of the features
- World Premiere on Blu-ray
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Terrific - Walk a Crooked Mile review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Cracking little Cold War espionage/noir hybrid. Someone is stealing atomic secrets from a US lab in LA and passing them to a Communist cell. The stolen formula is hidden in a painting that is then shipped to London and onto Moscow. Only a handful of scientists know the formula but which one is it and how is the transfer done. FBI agent O’Hara (O’Keefe) is assisted by Scotland Yard detective Grayson (Hayward) are on the case but are at first baffled as to how the top security is being evaded. Various suspects are identified but they all end-up dead to cover the real traitors tracks… It’s very cleverly done with great use of San Francisco locations with car chases and shootouts along the way - plus a splendid Raymond Burr as a goatee bearded heavy. It makes great use of available science with hidden camera’s , UV lights , and all manner of lab based forensics The only minor grumble is overuse of the sonorous noir voice over which gets annoying after a while but overall very good…4/5
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