The Mob (Remember That Face) (1951)
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Broderick Crawford plays Johnny Damico, a detective who suddenly finds himself up to his neck in trouble and his career on the line. Going home in the rain one night, he finds himself just a few feet from a shooting on a dark street, where the gunman claims to be a detective from another precinct,… More Broderick Crawford plays Johnny Damico, a detective who suddenly finds himself up to his neck in trouble and his career on the line. Going home in the rain one night, he finds himself just a few feet from a shooting on a dark street, where the gunman claims to be a detective from another precinct, flashing a real badge -- and then slipping away. Damico discovers that the victim of the shooting was a witness who was to have appeared before a grand jury investigating waterfront crime, and that the same man who shot him also murdered the chief investigator on the case just a few hours earlier (which is where the badge came from). Damico could lose his job, but instead he's given the chance to redeem himself -- he's sent undercover and given a new identity as New Orleans tough-guy Tim Flynn, who insinuates himself onto the New York waterfront when he arrives on ship. He manages to hook up with union thug Joe Castro (Ernest Borgnine) and his strong-arm man Gunner (Neville Brand), who try to frame him for a murder that also gets a potential stoolie out of the way and that hooks Damico up with crooked police sergeant Bennion. After following one blind alley involving a federal agent (Richard Kiley) working as a longshoreman, Damico manages to get an intro to Blackie Clegg (Matt Crowley), the man working behind Castro, Gunner, et al, who's as cool and slippery as they come and as sadistic as he is vengeful. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.
- Directed By
- Robert Parrish
- Written By
- William Bowers
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1951 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Eric Melin, Scene-Stealers.com
An expertly-plotted noir, less psychologically disturbing and more straight-up undercover crime drama, but it ratchets up the tension nicely and Crawford is having a hell of a time acting like the tough guy.
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
[Broderick] Crawford is at his best as the veteran lawman playing the tough-guy dockworker, engaging and compelling and, at times, quite funny.
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Kelly Vance, East Bay Express
William Bowers' dialogue coulda been a contenduh, for sure ("You must be part of my hangover" or "I need to go underground, like gophers and communists"), especially coming from Crawford's unlovely mug.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The brutality of both the criminals and the police is what gives the film its shock value and special feel.
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Cast
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Broderick Crawfordas Johnny Damico -
Betty Buehleras Mary Kiernan -
Richard Kileyas Thomas Clancy
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Otto Hulettas Lt. Banks -
Neville Brandas Gunner -
Ernest Borgnineas Joe Castro
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