A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet.A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet.A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet.
- Director
- Writers
- Alfred Hayes(screen play by)
- Émile Zola(based on a novel by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Alfred Hayes(screen play by)
- Émile Zola(based on a novel by)
- Stars
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- Brakemanas Brakeman
- (uncredited)
- Davidsonas Davidson
- (uncredited)
- Yard Dispatcheras Yard Dispatcher
- (uncredited)
- John Thurstonas John Thurston
- (uncredited)
- Chief of Policeas Chief of Police
- (uncredited)
- Matt Henleyas Matt Henley
- (uncredited)
- Prosecutor Gruberas Prosecutor Gruber
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Alfred Hayes(screen play by)
- Émile Zola(based on a novel by)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
- Taglines
- A rarity on the screen... a RAW slice of life!
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Fritz Lang had desperately wanted Peter Lorre to play Jeff Warren, but Lang had treated Lorre so abusively during the making of M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931) that the actor refused. Marlon Brando also rejected the role of Jeff Warren, saying "I cannot believe that the man who gave us the über dark Mabuse, the pathetic child murderer in M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931) and the futuristic look at society, Metropolis (1927), would stoop to hustling such crap."
- Goofs(at around 1hr 29 mins) While the film is set in California, the train passes over the Lower Trenton Bridge. The bridge with its distinctive "Trenton makes, the world takes" sign crosses the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey.
- Quotes
Jean: [Dressing for a date] Zip me up will you, Carl?
Carl Buckley: [Impatiently] You dames, you spend more time gettin' dressed...
Jean: Have to! It's much better to have good looks than brains because most of the men I know can see much better than they can think.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Thèmes et variations du cinéma (1967)
- Prof-Hieronymos-Grost
- Apr 18, 2008
Details
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1