The Turning Point

The Turning Point (1952)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (48 ratings)

Edmond O'Brien stars as an idealistic state's attorney assigned to crack down on a crime syndicate. This proves more dangerous than first suspected, since the syndicate has a number of city officials in its pocket--including the father of one of the investigating committee's chairpersons. William… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
William Dieterle
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Nov 15, 1952 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A hard-boiled entertaining crime story that is skeptical if idealistic politicians alone can clean up the dirt in a big city.

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  • jay n


    Solid crime drama with a better than usual part for Alexis Smith and good performances from the entire cast. Strong direction moves this along at an involving pace.

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