The Big Heat (1953)

  • NR
  • 10/14/1953 (US)
  • Crime, Thriller
  • 1h 29m

A hard cop and a soft dame.

Overview

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Fritz Lang

Director

Sydney Boehm

Screenplay

Cast

Glenn Ford's headshot

Glenn Ford

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame's headshot

Gloria Grahame

Debby Marsh
Lee Marvin's headshot

Lee Marvin

Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan's headshot

Jeanette Nolan

Bertha Duncan
Alexander Scourby's headshot

Alexander Scourby

Mike Lagana
Jocelyn Brando's headshot

Jocelyn Brando

Katie Bannion
Peter Whitney's headshot

Peter Whitney

Tierney
Willis Bouchey's headshot

Willis Bouchey

Lt. Ted Wilks

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