The only crime films directed by Fred S Sears - and there were four of them - were all exposes: CHICAGO SYNDICATE, MIAMI STORY, MIAMI, INSIDE DETROIT. Of course there was the lousy ESCAPE FROM SAINT QUENTIN, totally forgettable, and the RUMBLE ON THE DOCKS, some kind of poor man's copy of ON THE WATERFRONT; more or less.... This one is a solid little film, and as an expose, you have the off voice of a narrator. It is quite agreeable to have Pat O'Brien as a villain, gang boss. This is for me the main interest in this movie, more than if it had been Neville Brand or George McReady as the bad guy in chief. Don't despise this one, please.
Review of Inside Detroit
