Railroaded (1947)

Railroaded (1947)
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One of director Anthony Mann's earlier films, Railroaded features John Ireland as Duke Martin, a seedy criminal looking to skim off of his boss' money. Instead of making the extra cash by his usual means--a small gambling operation run by beautician Clara Cahhoun (Jane Randolph)--Duke (Ireland) chooses instead to hold up the beauty parlor at gunpoint. Things go awry, however, when the cops hear Calhoun's (Randolph) assistant scream in terror. In a spray of gunfire, both a policeman and Martin's partner in crime are killed. Meanwhile, a local delivery boy is accused of killing the police officer. Detective Mike Ferguson (Hugh Beaumont) is assigned to the case, and quickly begins to butt heads with Duke, who he realizes from the start is up to no good. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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Starring:
John IrelandSheila Ryan, (more)
Director(s):
Anthony Mann
Format(s):
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One of director Anthony Mann's earlier films, Railroaded features John Ireland as Duke Martin, a seedy criminal looking to skim off of his boss' money. Instead of making the extra cash by his usual means--a small gambling operation run by beautician Clara Cahhoun (Jane Randolph)--Duke (Ireland) chooses instead to hold up the beauty parlor at gunpoint. Things go awry, however, when the cops hear Calhoun's (Randolph) assistant scream in terror. In a spray of gunfire, both a policeman and Martin's partner in crime are killed. Meanwhile, a local delivery boy is accused of killing the police officer. Detective Mike Ferguson (Hugh Beaumont) is assigned to the case, and quickly begins to butt heads with Duke, who he realizes from the start is up to no good. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
74 mins

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Director(s):
Anthony Mann
Writer(s):
John C. Higgins
Producer(s):
Charles "Chuck" Riesner
Categories:
Mystery & Suspense
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DELORES S.

Duke Martin is evil. Unless my eyes were deceiving me, when Mickey Ferguson reads Duke's criminal record, it looks like the date of the arrest and his date of birth are the same year. The cat fight was a surprise.

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Harry C.

Anthony Mann's direction is the only reason to watch this tripe. The script is so perfunctory..the acting (other than Ireland) is wooden to the extreme. The fight scene between Rosa and Cora is the only semi-interesting "realistic" moment. Hugh Beaumont is so unbelieveable as a love interest that it's surprising "Wally" and "Theodore" were coming up in a few years. Forget it--other than for the Mann history aspect.

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