United States / Apr 25, 1952 / NR / Cincinnati, Ohio
A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!
1h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Don Beddoe | Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes |
| Paul Maxey | Sam Jennings |
| Harry Harvey | Train Conductor |
| Peter Brocco | Vincent Yost (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Don Haggerty | Det. Wilson (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Tenant (uncredited) |
| Walter Merrill | Officer Allen (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Restaurant Diner (uncredited) |
| Ivan Browning | Waiter (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Tenant in Apartment House Hallway (uncredited) |
| Don Dillaway | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Clarence Hargrave | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Art Howard | Commuter at Train Station (uncredited) |
| Bobby Johnson | Redcap (uncredited) |
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| Mike Lally | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Johnny Lee | Waiter (uncredited) |
| William A. Lee | Newsstand Owner (uncredited) |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | Telegraph Attendant (uncredited) |
| George Sawaya | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Jasper Weldon | Porter (uncredited) |
| Napoleon Whiting | Redcap (uncredited) |
| Bob Whitney | Commuter at Train Station (uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Narrow Margin |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date | 3 maggio 1952 |
| Production | Stanley Rubin |
| Writer | Earl Felton, Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard |
| Editing | Robert Swink |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Assistant directors | William Dorfman, Richard Fleischer, William Cameron Menzies |
| Camera operators | George E. Diskant |
| Additional photography | George E. Diskant |
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| Production design | Darrell Silvera, Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, William Stevens |
| Art direction | Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, William Stevens |
| Set decoration | Darrell Silvera, William Stevens, Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey |
| Stunts | George Sawaya |
| Music | Clem Portman, Francis M. Sarver |
| Sound | Clem Portman, Francis M. Sarver |
| Costume design | Adele Balkan |
| Makeup | Adele Balkan |
| Hairstyling | Adele Balkan |
| Budget | 10.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / May 03, 1952 / New York City, New York
France / May 22, 1953 / U
Physical media
Brazil / Jan 01, 2000 / 12 / IMDB
Netherlands / Apr 10, 2009 / DVD
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