Contact Man (1949)
- Starring:
- Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Farrow
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Synopsis of Contact Man
This modern-day "Faust" variation benefits from a superb cast. Thomas Mitchell plays Joseph Foster, an honest judge who wants to become governor. Blocked by corrupt political forces, Foster would practically have to make a deal with the Devil to reach his goal. Enter Nick Beal (Ray Milland), a diabolically handsome gent with a slick line of patter and a smooth, infallible method of getting things done. Failing to recognize his benefactor's true identity (after all, Nick has no horns or cloven hooves) Foster agrees to the deal when Nick assures him that the end result is for the good of the people. To bind the bargain, Nick sends out one of his most trusted associates, Donna Allen (Audrey Totter), to keep Foster in line. When Foster finally realizes that he's sold his soul, there seems to be no way out..but that's when the forces of Good, represented by Foster's wife Martha (Geraldine Wall) and his clergyman friend Thomas Gaylord (George Macready), switch into high gear. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Contact Man
- Ray Milland - Nick Beal
- Thomas Mitchell - Joseph Foster
- George Macready - Reverend Thomas Garfield
- Darryl Hickman - Larry Price
- Nestor Paiva - Karl
- Douglas Spencer - Henry Cuthbert
- Philip Van Zandt
- Maxine Gates - Josie
- Pepito Pérez
- Jim Davies
- Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton - Detective Hill
- Audrey Totter - Donna Allen
- Geraldine Wall - Martha Foster
- Henry O'Neill - Judge Ben Hobbs
- Fred Clark - Frankie Faulkner
- King Donovan - Peter Wolfe
- Stuart Holmes
- Joe Whitehead
- Charles Evans - Paul Norton
- Tom Dugan
- Erno Verebes - Mr. Cox
- John Shay
- Director(s):
- John Farrow
- Writer(s):
- Jonathan Latimer
- Producer(s):
- John Farrow, Endre Bohem
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