Tight Spot

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Tight Spot

1955,

1h 37m,

Crime/

Drama

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67%

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250+ Ratings

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Model Sherry Conley (Ginger Rogers) is offered a chance to get out of jail in return for testifying against mobster Benjamin Costain (Lorne Greene). She is taken to a hotel room to hide until it is time for her testimony, and a romance begins to blossom between the superficially hard-boiled Sherry and police officer Vince Striker (Brian Keith). With time before the trial running out, Costain will stop at nothing to kill her before she can reach the witness stand.

Nathanael Hood

Unseen Films

Apr 10, 2020

8/10

The cinematic equivalent of a bottle episode of television-a bottle noir, if you will-Tight Spot is a delicious drink of something strong, sharp, yet soothing.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

Nov 14, 2019

A good suspense yarn, with one or two surprises in its story, about a hard-boiled convict (Ginger Rogers) who may or may not risk her life by testifying against a boss racketeer...

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Eric Melin

Scene-Stealers.com

Feb 23, 2012

2.5/4

Rogers' mannerisms can sometimes be a little actorly, but Tight Spot is a solid drama and the chemistry between Ginger Rogers and Brian Keith is palpable.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Aug 9, 2007

Visually fascinating thriller.

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies

Jan 13, 2007

2.5/5

Suffers from staginess, predictability, and an essentially weak heart.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Sep 19, 2004

C

Ginger Rogers should stick to Fred Astaire musicals--she was miscast as a smart talking jailbird.

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Luke S

Sep 9, 2017

Tight little low budget thriller from talented journeyman director Phil Karlson. Ginger Rogers plays a gangsters moll who's in protective custody until she can testify in court. Brian Keith plays the cop assigned to protect her and the great Edward G. Robinson is along for the ride as well. This one isn't a film noir classic, but it's solid entertainment that's a great showcase for Rogers, who would soon after stop appearing in films all that much, likely due to sexist Hollywood not wanting 40something actresses in leading roles.

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Phil Karlson

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Ginger Rogers

Sherry Conley

Edward G. Robinson

Lloyd Hallett

Brian Keith

Vince Striker

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Synopsis

Model Sherry Conley (Ginger Rogers) is offered a chance to get out of jail in return for testifying against mobster Benjamin Costain (Lorne Greene). She is taken to a hotel room to hide until it is time for her testimony, and a romance begins to blossom between the superficially hard-boiled Sherry and police officer Vince Striker (Brian Keith). With time before the trial running out, Costain will stop at nothing to kill her before she can reach the witness stand.

Director: Phil Karlson
Producer: Lewis J. Rachmil
Screenwriter: William Bowers, Leonard Kantor
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 19, 1955, Original
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: 35mm

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