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6.4A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.
Released: 1955-10-0988 minDir: Lewis AllenCrime, Drama
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson as Victor Scott
- Nina Foch as Ellen Miles
- Hugh Marlowe as Ray Borden
- Jayne Mansfield as Angel O'Hara
- Albert Dekker as Frank Garland
- Howard St. John as E.A. Smith
Themes
- court
- gangster
- self-defense
- based on play or musical
- crooked lawyer
- film noir
- capital punishment
- district attorney
- goon
- trial lawyer
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
2,535 votes
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 798049
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- publication date
- 1956-01-07
- title
- Illegal
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The New York Times
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Jayne Mansfield
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film noir
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Edward G. Robinson
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The Asphalt Jungle
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Max Steiner
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brass knuckles
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Turner Classic Movies
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DeForest Kelley
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Ellen Corby
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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House Un-American Activities Committee
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Nina Foch
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Bosley Crowther
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Albert Dekker
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Edward Platt
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Suddenly
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Categories
1955 American films1955 crime films1955 English-language films1955 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime filmsAmerican films based on playsEnglish-language crime filmsFilm noirFilms directed by Lewis AllenFilms scored by Max SteinerFilms set in CaliforniaFilms shot in CaliforniaFilms with screenplays by James R. WebbRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateWarner Bros. films