This is really great noir.
Richard Widmark plays a small-time con man, Harry Fabian, who makes his living primarily by finding marks and getting them into the Silver Fox nightclub. His long-suffering girlfriend, played by
Gene Tierney, works there as a singer. She would like him to get a regular job so they can get married.
But Fabian is sure his big score is around the corner. He is constantly in trouble, constantly needing money, constantly running. And then he meets Gregorious, a famous old Greco Roman wrestler whose son Kristo "runs" wrestling in London. With Gregorious in his corner, Fabian takes on Kristo. How do you think that turns out?
The fight scene between Gregorious and the Strangler is incredible - one of the coolest things I've seen in noir. And watch Richard Widmark shake off his fear and pretend to be a construction foreman for a wandering cop - this guy is awesome in this role. Pick this one up!
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