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The Turning Point (1952)

NR ★ 6.3/10 85 min Crime, Drama United States English
Story by: Horace McCoy
Screenplay by: Warren Duff
Streaming: Not available
Today's most sensational story of racket-busting !

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Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.

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Top Cast

William Holden
William Holden Jerry McKibbon
Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien John Conroy
Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith Amanda Waycross
Tom Tully
Tom Tully Matt Conroy
Ed Begley
Ed Begley Neil Eichelberger
Danny Dayton
Danny Dayton Roy Ackerman
Adele Longmire
Adele Longmire Carmelina LaRue
Ray Teal
Ray Teal Clint, Police Captain

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