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1949 (USA)
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When you Double-Cross a Double-Crosser...IT'S A CRISS-CROSS! more
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Steve Thompson, still obsessed with his fickle ex-wife, is drawn by her into the underworld... full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Burt Lancaster | ... | Steve Thompson |
 | Yvonne De Carlo | ... | Anna |
 | Dan Duryea | ... | Slim Dundee |
| Stephen McNally | ... | Pete Ramirez |
| Esy Morales | ... | Orchestra Leader |
| Tom Pedi | ... | Vincent |
| Percy Helton | ... | Frank |
| Alan Napier | ... | Finchley |
| Griff Barnett | ... | Pop |
| Meg Randall | ... | Helen |
| Richard Long | ... | Slade Thompson |
| Joan Miller | ... | The Lush |
| Edna Holland | ... | Mrs. Thompson (as Edna M. Holland) |
 | John Doucette | ... | Walt |
| Marc Krah | ... | Mort |
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88 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Australia:PG |
Norway:16 |
Spain:13 |
France:U |
West Germany:16 (nf) |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #13393) |
Sweden:15
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Film debut of Vito Scotti.
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Continuity: When Steve and Pop leave the armored truck to carry the payroll bags into the company Steve has 3 bags and Pop has 2. Then after the explosion, Steve has 2 and Pop has 3.
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Steve Thompson:
She's all right, she's just young.
Mrs. Thompson: Huh! Some ways, she knows more than Einstein.
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Mrs. Thompson: Huh! Some ways, she knows more than Einstein.
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Version of Underneath (1995)
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There are three things that stand out as being particularly good about this film - a superb Miklos Rosza score, great black and white photography, and an excellent supporting performance by Percy Helton as a knowledgeable bartender. Other than these aspects though, there is little else to make the film worth watching. It is too slowly paced, and has a dull plot in which a heist plan is meshed in with relationship drama. It is also rather nasty at times, and the flashback narration feels like a forced way of explaining events. Even so, there are still some well done sequences and a number of exciting moments in the final third of the film, which help bring it up to scratch. Overall, it is a pretty typical noir thriller - but with some interesting elements.