The Street With No Name

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The Street With No Name

1948,

1h 31m,

Crime/

Drama

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1,000+ Ratings

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57%

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FBI Agent Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens) is recruited to go undercover to investigate the seedy underworld of Skid Row. Gene joins a gang of vicious thugs who are responsible for recent murders and helps them plan a heist; unbeknownst to the criminals, they'll be playing right into a police set-up. Unfortunately, manic crime boss Alec Stiles (Richard Widmark) knows that one of his underlings is an informer, and it's only a matter of time until he figures out which of his men is the undercover cop.

Robert Hatch

The New Republic

Jan 5, 2018

As a cops-and-robbers extravagance, it would be a good, if stubbornly routine, job. Its special distinction is that it pauses every few minutes for an illustrated lecture on the internal operations of the FBI.

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Geoffrey O'Brien

The New York Review of Books

Aug 13, 2018

This dreamscape of vice is the American cinematic paradise, a visual and aural carnival appropriate to the gang leader played by Richard Widmark in high psychotic gear.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Nov 21, 2017

Vivid, rousing crime film depicts its tough urban area as a paradise for men.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 4, 2005

3/5

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jul 23, 2005

3/4

...engaging thanks to some expectedly hard-bitten dialogue and Widmark's charismatic, sinister performance.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Jun 7, 2005

3/5

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George G

Feb 21, 2018

One of the subgenre of films noir that offer up "true stories of the FBI" in a faux documentary style that begins with voiceover narration and lots of exposition but soon inserts us into the drama and leaves us there. In this case, we follow Mark Stevens, playing an undercover cop, who infiltrates a gang led by ruthless Richard Widmark (in only his second film, but commanding the screen). The suspense is built as the case unfolds methodically with Inspector Briggs (Lloyd Nolan) and partner Cy Gordon (John McIntire) keeping tabs on Stevens' progress trying to gather evidence against Widmark. Of course, eventually Stevens' cover is blown and the FBI must scramble to extricate him. We've seen this plot again in more recent years but it is exciting here nevertheless. We are also treated to many of the common tropes of the film noir (boxing ring, abandoned warehouses, Skid Row, low key lighting, night shooting, and of course crime and corruption). Unlike some of the darker noirs to come, in this sub-genre, the G-Men always win (as if you didn't know). Hoover approved.

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Hermione R

Jun 29, 2017

Good movie... many cliches, but redeemed by Widmark. Highly entertaining.

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William Keighley

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Mark Stevens

Gene Cordell

Richard Widmark

Alec Stiles

Lloyd Nolan

Inspector George A. Briggs

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Synopsis

FBI Agent Gene Cordell (Mark Stevens) is recruited to go undercover to investigate the seedy underworld of Skid Row. Gene joins a gang of vicious thugs who are responsible for recent murders and helps them plan a heist; unbeknownst to the criminals, they'll be playing right into a police set-up. Unfortunately, manic crime boss Alec Stiles (Richard Widmark) knows that one of his underlings is an informer, and it's only a matter of time until he figures out which of his men is the undercover cop.

Director: William Keighley
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jun 7, 2005
Runtime: 1h 31m

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