The Big Tip Off (1955)
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A TV telethon is the "gimmick" in Allied Artists' The Big Tipoff. Richard Conte plays two-bit newspaper columnist Johnny Denton, who gains notoreity by printing tips on upcoming gangland activities. Denton heightens his fame by refusing to reveal the source of his information; the audience knows, however, that Denton's tip-off man is crime kingpin Bob Gilmore (Bruce Bennett), who is in the process of staging a phony telethon to scam the public. This plot element is mainly an excuse to offer a series of unrelated variety acts featuring such LA TV personalities as Spade Cooley, April Stevens, Chuy Reyes, and Ginny Jackson. The two male protagonists are given a chance for redemption through the auspices of Sister Joan (Cathy Downs), but an apparent murder muddies the proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Richard Conte - Johnny Denton
- Bruce Bennett - Bob Gilmore
- James Millican - Lt. East
- Mary Carroll - Sister Superior
- Lela Bliss - Mrs. Marshall
- Harry Guardino - Hood
- Pete Kellett - Ed
- Robert Carraher
- Cecil Elliott
- Constance Smith - Penny Conroy
- Cathy Downs - Sister Joan
- Sam Flint - Fr. Kearney
- Murray Alper - Hal Trenton
- George Sanders - Orator
- Virginia Carroll - Mrs. Trenton
- Richard Benedict - First Hood
- George Pat Collins
- Director(s):
- Frank McDonald
- Writer(s):
- Steve Fisher
- Producer(s):
- William F. Broidy
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