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Tight Spot
SHE: "Is that blood?" HE: "I took two bullets through the chest, ma'am. Just routine."
Genres
DramaCrimeThriller
Overview
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1955-03-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
6.3
Cast
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Ginger Rogers
Sherry Conley
Edward G. Robinson
Lloyd Hallett
Brian Keith
Vince Striker
Lucy Marlow
Prison Girl
Lorne Greene
Benjamin Costain
Katherine Anderson
Mrs. Willoughby
Allen Nourse
Marvin Rickles
Peter Leeds
Fred Packer
Doye O'Dell
Mississippi Mac
Eve McVeagh
Clara Moran
Helen Wallace
Warden (uncredited)
Gloria Ann Simpson
Miss Masters (uncredited)
Robert Shield
Carlyle (uncredited)
Norman Keats
Arny (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
Jim Hornsby (uncredited)
Dean Cromer
Policeman (uncredited)
Tom De Graffenreid
Doctor (uncredited)
Kathryn Grant
Girl Honeymooner (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Elevator Mechanic (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton
Judge (uncredited)
Ed Hinton
Second Detective (uncredited)
John Larch
First Detective (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
Pete Tonelli (uncredited)
Ken Mayer
Policeman (uncredited)
Edward McNally
Harris (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Robert Nichols
Boy Honeymooner (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds
Bailiff (uncredited)
Will J. White
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
John Zaremba
Second Policeman (uncredited)
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