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Burt Lancaster
Steve Thompson
Yvonne De Carlo
Anna
Dan Duryea
Slim Dundee
Stephen McNally
Det. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez
Esy Morales
Orchestra Leader
Tom Pedi
Vincent
Percy Helton
Frank
Alan Napier
Finchley
Griff Barnett
Pop
Meg Randall
Helen
Richard Long
Slade Thompson
Joan Miller
The Lush
Edna Holland
Mrs. Thompson
John Doucette
Walt
Marc Krah
Mort
James O'Rear
Waxie
John "Skins" Miller
Midget
Tony Curtis
Gigolo (uncredited)
Gene Evans
Donlan (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (uncredited)
Jean Bane
Girl (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)
Dolores Castle
Girl (uncredited)
Michael Cisney
Chester (uncredited)
Corky
Corky the Dog (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo
Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Timmy Hawkins
Boy (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan
Girl (uncredited)
George Lynn
Andy (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh
Mr. Nelson (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Johnny (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
Pepe Bailey (uncredited)
José Portugal
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Isabel Randolph
Nurse (uncredited)
Vincent Renno
Roundup Headwaiter (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
Doctor (uncredited)
John Roy
Roundup Bartender (uncredited)
Vito Scotti
Track Usher (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Girl (uncredited)
Diane Stewart
Girl (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Clark (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
Holdup Man at Manhole (uncredited)

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A review by Steve

Written by Steve on Sun Aug 27 2017

from filmnoiroftheweek.com I always find the music in film noir interesting. Unlike self-conscious noirs like Farewell, My Lovely and Body Heat, most noir soundtracks are orchestral – not jazz. The slow wailing saxophone over a Robert Mitchum voice-over can be found in noir parodies like the Guy Noir segments of A Prairie Home Companion. Strangely enough, that kind of music track is never actually heard in classic film noir. With some exceptions (Odds Against Tomorrow, for example) jazz and other forms of popular American music is usually heard only when it's performed on screen and not in t...