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The former employee of a trucking company, currently in prison for embezzlement, plans his eventual revenge against his former boss.The former employee of a trucking company, currently in prison for embezzlement, plans his eventual revenge against his former boss.The former employee of a trucking company, currently in prison for embezzlement, plans his eventual revenge against his former boss.
Harry Morgan
- Rocky
- (as Henry Morgan)
William 'Bill' Phillips
- Ryan
- (as Wm. S. Phillips)
Leonard Bremen
- Bookie
- (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
- Elevator Operator
- (uncredited)
Robert Espinoza
- Miguel
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaBased on the short story "This Guy Gideon" by Don 'Red' Barry. Producer/director Roy Del Ruth bought the rights to that story, but hated the uncommercial title. So he also bought the rights to Weldon Reeder's short story "Red Light" simply because he liked the title better.
- GoofsThe collar Father Jesse wears is not a Roman Catholic clergy collar, but a Protestant version.
- Quotes
Warni Hazard: My old man always said, "liquor doesn't drown your troubles - just teaches 'em to swim."
- Crazy creditsDuring the closing scene a neon sign reads "24 HOUR SERVICE". When the film ends another neon sign lights up with "THE END" below it.
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interesting premise
Nick Cherney (Raymond Burr) is in prison for embezzling from his workplace. The owner John Torno (George Raft) is responsible for putting him there. He sees an opportunity to get back at John by paying fellow prisoner Rocky to kill John's brother Jess upon his release. John finds Jess dying in his hotel room and asks, "What's his name?". With his dying breath, Jess tells John, "written in Bible". John obsessively searches the Bible for any clue. Then Nick gets release from prison.
I really like the premise of the Bible. At that point, it needs to be something truly imaginative. Instead of writing it out in the bible, he should write down the verse number which John finally figures out in the last act. The whole scavenger search for the bible does not really raise the tension. It never makes sense that Jess would write down the killer's name and not simply say it out loud to John. I do like the poetry of the premise but it does need some rewriting.
I really like the premise of the Bible. At that point, it needs to be something truly imaginative. Instead of writing it out in the bible, he should write down the verse number which John finally figures out in the last act. The whole scavenger search for the bible does not really raise the tension. It never makes sense that Jess would write down the killer's name and not simply say it out loud to John. I do like the poetry of the premise but it does need some rewriting.
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- Sep 1, 2020
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- Also known as
- Mr. Gideon
- Filming locations
- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California, USA(establishing shots of San Francisco Bay area)
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- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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