Outside the Law (1956)

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1h 21min
Crime, Drama
Jun 1956 (USA)
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An ex-con is given the chance to redeem himself, and revenge the murder of an old army buddy, by going undercover in Germany and helping the authorities break up a ring of international counterfeiters who will stop at nothing, including... See more »

Director:

Jack Arnold

Writers:

Danny Arnold, Peter R. Brooke

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	Ray Danton	...	Johnny Salvo
	Leigh Snowden	...	Maria Craven
	Grant Williams	...	Don Kastner
	Onslow Stevens	...	Chief Agent Alec Conrad
	Raymond Bailey	...	Philip Bormann
	Judson Pratt	...	Agent Maury Saxton
	Jack Kruschen	...	Agent Phil Schwartz
	Floyd Simmons	...	Agent Harris
	Mel Welles	...	Milo
	Alexander Campbell	...	Warden Lewis
	Karen Verne	...	Mrs. Pulenski (as Kaaren Verne)
	Maurice Doner	...	Mr. Pulenski
	Jess Kirkpatrick	...	Bill MacReady
	Arthur Hanson	...	Agent Parker
	Richard H. Cutting	...	Agent Pomery
	George E. Mather	...	Bus Station Attendant
	Amapola Del Vando	...	Mama Gomez
	Vernon Rich	...	Redding
	Dan Sturkie	...	Clinton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Chris Alcaide	...	Military Policeman (uncredited)
	Gordon Armitage	...	Customs Agent (uncredited)
	Gertrude Astor	...	Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
	George Barrows	...	Hood (uncredited)
	Dick Cherney	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Martin Cichy	...	Truck Driver (uncredited)
	Bud Cokes	...	Joe (uncredited)
	Tom Coleman	...	Customs Agent (uncredited)
	Oliver Cross	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
	Michael Dale	...	Man with Gun (uncredited)
	Harry Denny	...	Commuter at Bus Terminal (uncredited)
	Watson Downs	...	Janitor (uncredited)
	Herschel Graham	...	Commuter at Bus Terminal (uncredited)
	Tim Graham	...	Appraiser (uncredited)
	Beatrice Gray	...	Secretary (uncredited)
	Bill Hickman	...	Clerk (uncredited)
	Lola Kendrick	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Lyle Latell	...	Counterman (uncredited)
	Perk Lazelle	...	Agent (uncredited)
	Jose Portugal	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Ezelle Poule	...	Mrs. Flynn (uncredited)
	Anthony Redondo	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Victor Romito	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Commuter at Bus Terminal (uncredited)
	Robert Strong	...	Policeman (uncredited)
	Shirley Van Dyke	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Stuart Wade	...	Harry Craven (uncredited)
	Joe Walls	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Billy Wayne	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Arnold

Written by

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Danny Arnold	...	()

Peter R. Brooke	...	(story)

Produced by

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Albert J. Cohen

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Cinematography by

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Irving Glassberg

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Editing by

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Irving Birnbaum

Art Direction by

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Alexander Golitzen
Eric Orbom

Set Decoration by

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Oliver Emert
Russell A. Gausman

Costume Design by

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Rosemary Odell

Makeup Department

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Joan St. Oegger	...	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	...	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jack Cunningham	...	first assistant director
Ronald R. Rondell	...	assistant director (as Ronnie Rondell)

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey	...	sound
James Thomson	...	sound
Dan Carlin Sr.	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Bob Hirsch	...	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Clifford Stine

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special effects photographer

Music Department

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Milton Rosen	...	music supervisor
Henry Mancini	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ethmer Roten	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Frank Skinner	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Herman Stein	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Stanley Wilson	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Universal International Pictures (UI) (presents)

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Universal Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal-International)
Empire Universal Films (1956) (Canada) (theatrical)
Rank Film Distributors (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Proprietary (1956) (Australia) (theatrical)
Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1956) (Philippines) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Universal Film (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
Kino Lorber (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Film Noir The Dark Side of Cinema V")

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Plot Summary	An ex-con is given the chance to redeem himself, and revenge the murder of an old army buddy, by going undercover in Germany and helping the authorities break up a ring of international counterfeiters who will stop at nothing, including murder, to protect their operation. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	year-1946 cigarette-smoking male-male-relationship male-female-relationship romantic-rivalry See All (113) »
Taglines	T-Men Blast Counterfeiting Racket! See more »
Genres	Crime Drama Film-Noir Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Norway:9 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Philippines:R-13 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG United States:Approved

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Also Known As	The Tender Kill (World-wide, English title) Johnny Salvo (World-wide, English title) Faux monnayeurs (France) Du oder ich (West Germany) O paranomos (Greece) See more »
Runtime	81 min
Official Sites	Streaming on "DK Classics V" YouTube Channel Streaming on "Rob W" YouTube Channel
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »

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