Illegal (1955) | |
| Director(s) | Lewis Allen |
| Producer(s) | Frank P. Rosenberg |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir |
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Illegal (1955) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Lewis Allen and produced by Frank P. Rosenberg.
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ILLEGAL (1955)
By Terry on May 16, 2019 From Stardust and ShadowsHollywood in the fifties was going through a transition. The moguls were losing control of the medium. Actors were becoming independent. Audiences were evolving.? Sure, scandals? still happened that were hushed up.? The argument, the? evidence, the testimony and the final sound of the gavel hitting ... Read full article
Illegal (1932)
By John Grant on Nov 25, 2017 From NoirishUK / 71 minutes / bw / Warner Bros. First National Dir: William McGann Pr & Story: Irving Asher Scr: Roland Pertwee Cine: Willard Van Enger Cast: Isobel Elsom, Ivor Barnard, D.E. Clarke-Smith (i.e., D.A. Clarke-Smith), Margot Grahame, Moira Lynd, Edgar Norfolk, Wally Patch, Margaret Damer, Joy C... Read full article
Illegal (1955)
By Beatrice on Mar 15, 2016 From Flickers in TimeIllegal Directed by Lewis Allen Written by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb from a story by Frank J. Collins 1955/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/My DVD collection Frank Garland: I’m the house, Victor. I never gamble! This film gives us another solid performance from Edward G. Robinson and the... Read full article
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Frank Garland: I'm the house, Victor. I never gamble!
Miss Hinkel: [answering the phone] Mr. Scott's office.
[pause]
Miss Hinkel: No, this is not the Safeway Cleaners and Dryers!
[hanging up]
Miss Hinkel: Some idiot wants his pants pressed. Maybe we oughta get a new number.
Victor Scott: Not so fast. We may be pressing pants again.
Victor Scott: As for me, I'd rather see a hundred guilty men go free than convict another innocent man.
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The main character is very loosely based on Bill "The Great Mouthpiece" Fallon, one of the great criminal defense attorneys of the 1920s, who successfully defended gambler Arnold Rothstein in the "Black Sox" Fix of the 1919 World Series.
Frank Garland's impressive collection of Impressionist art actually was loaned to the film by collector Edward G. Robinson. Included are works by Gaugin, Degas, Duran, and Robinson's wife, Gladys Lloyd.
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