Roadblock (1951)
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8% want to see it
(204 ratings)
An insurance investigator, a dame with a yen for the finer things in life and a mail robbery gone horribly wrong are the ingredients in this low-budget but highly engrossing film noir. Charles McGraw and Louis Jean Heydt are tough insurance agents but their partnership comes in for some rough… More An insurance investigator, a dame with a yen for the finer things in life and a mail robbery gone horribly wrong are the ingredients in this low-budget but highly engrossing film noir. Charles McGraw and Louis Jean Heydt are tough insurance agents but their partnership comes in for some rough sailing when he former falls head over heels for Joan Dixon, a lady apparently not averse to letting herself be wined and dined by an obvious gang leader (Lowell Gilmore). In an attempt to win the lady's favors, McGraw concocts a plan to rob a mail train insured by his own company. Too late does he discover that the girl is perfectly willing to accept him as he is. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harold Daniels
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A typical low-budget film noir of the early 1950s.
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Cast
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Charles McGraw
as Joe Peters
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Joan Dixon
as Diane
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Lowell Gilmore
as Kendall Webb
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Louis Jean Heydt
as Harry Miller
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Milburn Stone
as Egan
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Joseph Crehan
as Thompson
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Peter Brocco
as Bank Heist Man
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Barry Brooks
as Policeman
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John K. Butler
as Hotel Clerk
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Jean Dean
as Airline Hostess
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Joe Forte
as Brissard
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Harold Landon
as Bartender at Larry's Club
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Harry Lauter
as Saunders
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Frank Marlowe
as Policeman
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David McMahon
as Radio Operator
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Joey Ray
as Hood
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Steve Roberts
as De Vita
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Dewey Robinson
as Mike the Bartender
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Janette Scott
as Mrs. MacDonald
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Clarence Straight
as Talbot
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Dave Willock
as Airport Clerk
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Richard Irving
as Partos
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Howard Negley
as Police Captain
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Phyllis Planchard
as Bobbie Webb
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Martha Mears
as Singer at Larry's Club
