Cry Danger

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Cry Danger is a 1951 film noir crime drama starring Dick Powell as an ex-con seeking revenge and justice after being wrongly imprisoned.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedInStudioSystem RKO studio system
linked to: RKO Radio Pictures
cinematographyBy Joseph F. Biroc
countryOfOrigin United States
director Robert Parrish
distributedBy RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy Marjorie Fowler
era classic Hollywood
featuresElement police investigation
urban crime
veteran returning from war
filmFormat black-and-white
genre crime drama
film noir
hasCultFollowing true
hasFilmRating United States: Approved (Production Code era)
hasTheme moral ambiguity
revenge
wrongful imprisonment
language English
leadActorForCharacter Dick Powell
leadCharacter Rocky Mulloy
musicBy Paul Dunlap
notableFor hard-boiled dialogue and cynical tone typical of classic film noir
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An ex-convict seeks revenge and justice after being wrongly imprisoned for a robbery he did not commit.
producer W. R. Frank
productionCompany Olympic Productions
releaseDate 1951-02-23
releaseYear 1951
restorationNotedFor improved image quality and renewed critical attention
restored yes
runtimeMinutes 79
screenwriter Jerome Cady
William Bowers
settingLocation Los Angeles
starring Dick Powell
Regis Toomey
Rhonda Fleming
Richard Erdman
William Conrad
timePeriodOfSetting post-World War II era

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Dick Powell notableWork Cry Danger
Robert Parrish notableWork Cry Danger
Robert Parrish directed Cry Danger
Richard Erdman notableWork Cry Danger
Richard Ewing Powell notableWork Cry Danger
Jean Porter notableWork Cry Danger