711 Ocean Drive
Expose of the $8,000,000,000 gambling syndicate and its hoodlum empire!
1950 | 102m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Joseph M. Newman |
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| Writer: | Richard English, Francis Swann |
| Staring: |
| A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1950 |
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| Director: | Joseph M. Newman |
| Writer: | Richard English, Francis Swann |
| Genres: | Crime |
| Keywords | gambling, film noir, criminal syndicate, black and white, bookie, horse track |
| Production Companies | Frank Seltzer Productions, Essaness Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edmond O'Brien | Mal Granger |
| Joanne Dru | Gail Mason |
| Otto Kruger | Carl Stephans |
| Barry Kelley | Vince Walters |
| Dorothy Patrick | Trudy Maxwell |
| Don Porter | Larry Mason |
| Howard St. John | Lieutenant Pete Wright |
| Robert Osterloh | Gizzi |
| Sammy White | Chippie Evans |
| Fred Aldrich | Peterson - Carl's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Phillip Barnes | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Jay Barney | Detective Carter (uncredited) |
| Gail Bonney | Chippie's Date (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Frank Dae | Pop (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Sidney Dubin | Mendel Weiss (uncredited) |
| Charles Ferguson | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Bert Freed | Steve Marshak (uncredited) |
| William Getts | Hoover Dam Guide (uncredited) |
| Edward Grandpere | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Joe Gray | Boxer (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Credit Union Clerk (uncredited) |
| Al Hill | Al - Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited) |
| Charles Jordan | Tim - Bookie (uncredited) |
| Charles La Torre | Rocco (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Counterman (uncredited) |
| Earl Merritt | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Carl Milletaire | Joe Gish (uncredited) |
| Ralph Montgomery | Sonny - Spotter / Henchman (uncredited) |
| Cleo Moore | Mal's Date (uncredited) |
| Joey Ray | Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited) |
| Jack Raymond | Bookie in Montage (uncredited) |
| Walter Sande | Auto Repair Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Man at Racetrack (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | Dame at Boxing Match (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited) |
| Duke Watson | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Jack Weiler | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph M. Newman | Director |
| Richard English | Writer |
| Francis Swann | Writer |
| Sol Kaplan | Original Music Composer |
| Bert Jordan | Editor |
| Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Perry Ferguson | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Orville Fouse | Production Manager |
| Charles L. Smith | Assistant Director |
| Jack Byron | Makeup Artist |
| Ann Locker | Hairstylist |
| Greta Isgrigg | Wardrobe Master |
| Eddie Fitzgerald | Camera Operator |
| James F. Gaither Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Arnold Goode | Property Master |
| Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Odette Myrtil | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Frank N. Seltzer | Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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