The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
A hard cop and a soft dame.
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

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Cast

Glenn Ford Glenn Ford As: Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame As: Debby Marsh
Lee Marvin Lee Marvin As: Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan Jeanette Nolan As: Bertha Duncan
Alexander Scourby Alexander Scourby As: Mike Lagana
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Storyline

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.


Tagline: A hard cop and a soft dame.
Certification: 18+

Details

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 14 October 1953

Country: US

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Debby Marsh

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

Bertha Duncan

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Mike Lagana

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

Katie Bannion

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Tierney

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Larry Gordon

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Doris

Howard Wendell

Howard Wendell

Police Commissioner Higgins

Chris Alcaide

Chris Alcaide

George Rose

Michael Granger

Michael Granger

Hugo

Dorothy Green

Dorothy Green

Lucy Chapman

Ric Roman

Ric Roman

Baldy

Dan Seymour

Dan Seymour

Mr. Atkins

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

Selma Parker

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

Michael Ross

Michael Ross

Segal (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold

Retreat Waiter (uncredited)

Sidney Clute

Sidney Clute

Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

Retreat Patron (uncredited)

Linda Bennett

Linda Bennett

Joyce Bannion (uncredited)

Charles Cane

Charles Cane

Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

Police Surgeon (uncredited)

John Close

John Close

Policeman (uncredited)

Phil Chambers

Phil Chambers

Hettrick (uncredited)

John Crawford

John Crawford

Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

John Doucette

John Doucette

Mark Reiner (uncredited)

Al Eben

Al Eben

Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

Councilman Gillen (uncredited)

Fritz Ford

Fritz Ford

Sailor (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Cabby (uncredited)

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

Moving Man (uncredited)

John Merton

John Merton

Man (uncredited)

Celia Lovsky

Celia Lovsky

Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)

Ted Stanhope

Ted Stanhope

Lagana's Butler (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Herbert Lytton

Martin (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Mike Mahoney

Dixon (uncredited)

Laura Mason

Laura Mason

B-Girl (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

George Fuller (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Patrick Miller

Patrick Miller

Intern (uncredited)

William Murphy

William Murphy

Reds (uncredited)

Ezelle Poule

Ezelle Poule

Mrs Tucker (uncredited)

Norma Randall

Norma Randall

Jill (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson

Robert Stevenson

Bill Rutherford (uncredited)

William Vedder

William Vedder

Janitor (uncredited)

Directed By

Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang

Director

Milton Feldman

Milton Feldman

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Sydney Boehm

Sydney Boehm

Screenplay

William P. McGivern

William P. McGivern

Original Story

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jean Louis

Jean Louis

Costume Design

Clay Campbell

Clay Campbell

Makeup Artist

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Hairstylist

Sound

Henry Vars

Henry Vars

Original Music Composer

George Cooper

George Cooper

Sound Engineer

Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Music Director

Arthur Morton

Arthur Morton

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Robert Peterson

Robert Peterson

Art Direction

William Kiernan

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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