City of Fear

Film

Thrillers

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Time Out says

Pacy Columbia B-picture from a film-maker who did pretty well on the barest of resources and later won praise from Martin Scorsese (who also hired him as co-editor on New York, New York). Edwards escapes from prison with a sealed cannister he believes contains $1m worth of heroin. In fact he's toting radioactive cobalt that could contaminate the whole city. The premise is more exciting than the execution, but the movie's strong on seedy atmosphere (notable b/w camerawork from Lucien Ballard) and there's an excellent jazz-tinged score from Jerry Goldsmith.

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Release details

UK release:

1958

Duration:

75 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

Irving Lerner

Cast:

Joe Mell, Lyle Talbot, Steven Ritch, Patricia Blair, John Archer, Vince Edwards, Sherwood Price

Music:

Jerry Goldsmith

Art Director:

Jack Poplin

Editor:

Robert Lawrence

Cinematography:

Lucien Ballard

Screenwriter:

Robert Dillon, Steven Ritch

Producer:

Leon Chooluck

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Rated as: 4/5 (1 rating)

  • In the noir tradition of "Panic In The Streets" and "The Killer That Stalked New York" film traces what happens when a crook, who thinks he is stealing narcotics, actually gets exposed to deadly toxins....it is included on the soon to be released Columbia film noir box. Solid, if minor, effort.

    Bob Gilmore Fri Jul 2 2010
    Rated as: 4/5
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