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Johnny O'Clock

Play trailer Poster for Johnny O'Clock 1947,  1h 35m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 33% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy (Evelyn Keyes), looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock (Dick Powell), a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Apr 6, 2020
The caustically epigrammatic script, the cast's suavely controlled gestures of love and menace, and Rossen's thrillingly restrained and stylishly assertive images... make this pugnacious yet intricate spectacle a hidden classic of the genre. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Jul 6, 2010
Although the plot follows a familiar pattern, the characterizations are fresh and the performances good enough to overbalance. Go to Full Review
Time Out Staff Time Out Jun 24, 2006
Despite good performances and fine camerawork from Burnett Guffey, Rossen's first film as director is a disappointingly flat thriller. Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood Nate Hood Reviews Apr 3, 2020
5/10
...a head-scratching misfire. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 17, 2003
C+
The protagonist, Dick Powell, seems more like a stuffed shirt. Go to Full Review
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Leia G May 7, 2015 A corny semi-gangster movie of a noncommittal unlikable "lady's man" Dick Powell as Johnny O clock. Dick Powell isn't the right for this part. A Humphrey Bogart or a James Cagney would have made this a better and more memorial movie. Ps: this movie is the bases for the movie "Johnny dangerously" a comedy in the early 80's with Michael Keaton. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Rossen

Director

Dick Powell

Johnny O'Clock

Evelyn Keyes

Nancy Hobson

Lee J. Cobb

Inspector Koch

Thomas Gomez

Guido Marchettis

John Kellogg

Charlie

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Johnny O'Clock

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Movie Info

Synopsis When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy (Evelyn Keyes), looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock (Dick Powell), a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
Director
Robert Rossen
Production Co
J.E.M. Productions
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2020
Runtime
1h 35m
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