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| Director: | Mark Stevens | 
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| Writer: | Robert Angus, Aben Kandel | 
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| An insurance detective encounters numerous surprises when he is assigned to investigate a meticulously-planned train robbery in Arizona. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 1956 | 
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| Director: | Mark Stevens | 
| Writer: | Robert Angus, Aben Kandel | 
| Genres: | Crime | 
| Keywords | film noir, train robbery | 
| Production Companies | Mark Stevens Productions | 
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                Revenue: $0
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
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| Mark Stevens | Charlie Norman | 
| King Calder | Joe Armstrong | 
| Felicia Farr | Linda Brucker | 
| Marianne Stewart | Ruth Norman | 
| Wesley Addy | Dr. Paul Brucker | 
| Alan Reed | Al Wolfe | 
| Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. | Lt. Castro | 
| Jack Klugman | Frankie Page | 
| John Marley | Bobik | 
| Robert Anderson | Sheriff Jack of Winston | 
| Raymond Bailey | Sam Hendricks | 
| Art Balinger | Jail Officer | 
| Howard Culver | Pete | 
| Roy Glenn | Train Porter | 
| William Kendis | Eddie, Baggage Handler | 
| John Maxwell | Train Conductor | 
| Anna Navarro | Mexican Bar Fly | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Mark Stevens | Director | 
| Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer, Music Director | 
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting Consultant | 
| Robert Angus | Story | 
| Aben Kandel | Screenplay | 
| William H. Tuntke | Art Direction | 
| Charles Van Enger | Director of Photography | 
| Mike Gordon | Property Master | 
| Kenneth G. Crane | Editor | 
| L.B. Merman | Production Manager | 
| Louis Germonprez | Assistant Director | 
| Robert Roderick | Sound | 
| Ray Flin | Camera Operator | 
| Stanley H. Silverman | Dialogue Editor, Story Editor | 
| Mary Yerke | Continuity | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Mark Stevens | Producer | 
| Edward L. Rissien | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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Quite a complex crime thriller directed by and starring Mark Stevens ("Charlie Norman"). The gist being that a gang steal $500k from a moving railway train. The insurance company put their ace investigator "Norman" onto the case with his old pal "Joe Armstrong" (King Calder). Soon it is quite clear ... that something is amiss and “Armstrong" becomes suspicious that his buddy might be more involved than he ought to be. The supporting cast benefit from a little more character depth than we might expect from this low budget affair and are superb in keeping it moving along sharpishly; there are plenty of crumbs for us to follow and the dialogue is quick and to the point.