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Black Tuesday

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Vincent Canelli (Edward G. Robinson) and his comrade in crime, Peter Manning (Peter Graves), bust out of prison on the day Canelli is supposed to be executed for murder. The convicts take prisoners with them, including a priest (Milburn Stone), and hide out in an abandoned warehouse. The plan is for Canelli to grab the loot that got them in the slammer to begin with. But their plan is complicated when the police surround them, and Canelli threatens to start killing hostages one by one.

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David Parkinson Radio Times Feb 2, 2024
3/5
It's all highly implausible and reliant on melodramatics, yet screenwriter Sidney Boehm's dialogue positively crackles. Go to Full Review
Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Jan 22, 2024
An under-heralded but quality vehicle... Go to Full Review
Fedor Tot Vague Visages Jun 13, 2023
Powered by a raw script from Sidney Boehm and crisp cinematography by Stanley Cortez, Black Tuesday is as hard-hitting a noir as you’re likely to find, and it’s a crime against film that it isn’t talked about in the same breath as noir classics... Go to Full Review
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Movie Info

Synopsis Vincent Canelli (Edward G. Robinson) and his comrade in crime, Peter Manning (Peter Graves), bust out of prison on the day Canelli is supposed to be executed for murder. The convicts take prisoners with them, including a priest (Milburn Stone), and hide out in an abandoned warehouse. The plan is for Canelli to grab the loot that got them in the slammer to begin with. But their plan is complicated when the police surround them, and Canelli threatens to start killing hostages one by one.
Director
Hugo Fregonese
Producer
Robert Goldstein
Screenwriter
Sydney Boehm
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 31, 1954, Original
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1), 35mm
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