711 Ocean Drive

711 Ocean Drive (1950)

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Edmond O'Brien plays a telephone repairman whose electronic savvy earns him a job with a bookmaking concern. O'Brien's bookie boss Barry Kelly wants to get instant results from the nation's racetracks, and to this end O'Brien illicitly plugs into several communication centers.… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Richard English, Francis Swann
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1950 Wide
Columbia Pictures Corporation

Critic Reviews

  • Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

    Inventive, visually rich film noir about crooked gambling, telephone tech and Boulder Dam.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    This moralistic tale spins an interesting take on the criminal genius who falls and the sychophant crime bosses, who can't be stopped completely.

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