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The Captive City (1952)

Director: Robert Wise

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From Time Out Film Guide

Crime melodrama with crusading small-town newspaper editor Forsythe exposing organised crime, despite collusion of corrupt police force and Mafia threats against his life. The earnest plot is nothing to write home about, but the effective use of documentary-style location shooting and deep-focus photography was innovatory for its day.

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Cast & crew

Director: Robert Wise

Producer: Theron Warth

Cast: John Forsythe, Joan Camden, Harold J Kennedy, Marjorie Crosland, Ray Teal, Martin Milner full cast

Genre(s): Film Noir

Duration: 90 mins


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