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Drama. Film noir
John Conroy, a crusading district attorney is tasked to crack down on a crime syndicate, which proves more dangerous because the mob has many city officials under their control. He's assisted by a newspaper man, Jerry McKibbon, who doesn't think Conroy is tough enough to handle this almost impossible assignment. McKibbon finds his efforts are also compromised by political corruption.
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January 10, 2015
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Seco e intenso relato de cine negro que en escasos 80 minutos y de la mano del maestro Dieterle, en su etapa de plena madurez narrativa, nos acerca a la lucha de un fiscal encarnado por el competente Edmond O'Brien y un descreído periodista -enérgico William Holden- contra el sindicato del crimen. Precursora de muchos de los recurrentes temas de las películas de Sydney Lumet -especialmente la corrupción policial- la película expone con brillante y milimétrica sencillez las dificultades para conseguir meter a los mafiosos entre rejas. Buena.