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The Narrow Margin

1952
1h 12m
Thriller
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1952

Runtime

1h 12m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

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5
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Storyline

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

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

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
May 3, 1952
Languages
English
Director
Richard Fleischer
Richard Fleischer
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

35 Cast Members

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Mrs. Frankie Neall

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Ann Sinclair

Gordon Gebert

Gordon Gebert

Tommy Sinclair

Queenie Leonard

Queenie Leonard

Mrs. Troll

David Clarke

David Clarke

Joseph Kemp

Peter Virgo

Peter Virgo

Densel

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Sam Jennings

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Train Conductor

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Vincent Yost (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Det. Wilson (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Tenant (uncredited)

Walter Merrill

Officer Allen (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Restaurant Diner (uncredited)

Ivan Browning

Waiter (uncredited)

James Conaty

Tenant in Apartment House Hallway (uncredited)

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