The Narrow Margin

1952

1h 12m

7.3

7.3/10

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Thriller Crime

"A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!"

Overview

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

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Status: Released

Budget: $10,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

hitman widow telegram overweight man police protection blonde little boy film noir murder undercover cop police detective railroad detective gunman brawl followed train trip hard-boiled dame

Quick Facts

Release Date	May 3, 1952
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0044954

Cast

Charles McGraw

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Marie Windsor

Mrs. Frankie Neall

Jacqueline White

Ann Sinclair

Gordon Gebert

Tommy Sinclair

Queenie Leonard

Mrs. Troll

David Clarke

Joseph Kemp

Peter Virgo

Densel

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)

Key Crew

Richard Fleischer

Director

Earl Felton

Screenplay

Stanley Rubin

Producer