Armored Car Robbery( 1950)

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The stick-up that stunned the nation!

Overview

While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the loot. Thinking he got away scot-free, Purvis collects his money-crazy mistress, Yvonne, then disposes of his partners and heads out of town. What Purvis doesn't know is that Phillips' partner, tough-as-nails Lt. Cordell, is wise to the criminal's plans and is closing in on his prey.

Top Billed Cast

Charles McGraw
Lt. Jim Cordell
Adele Jergens
Yvonne LeDoux aka Mrs. Benny McBride
William Talman
Dave Purvis / Martin Bell
Douglas Fowley
Benjamin 'Benny' McBride
Steve Brodie
Al Mapes
Don McGuire
Detective Danny Ryan
Don Haggerty
Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car
James Flavin
Lt. Phillips
Gene Evans
William 'Ace' Foster
Eddie Borden
Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Cop at Roadblock (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
Witmer - Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Morgan Brown
Burlesque Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Car 6 Patrolman at Pier 5 (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Mr. Kelly - Valley Auto Court Manager (uncredited)
James Bush
Control Tower Operator (uncredited)
Roger Creed
Police Radio Operator (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Newsboy (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Stadium Cashier (uncredited)
Fred Howard
Dr. Leslie (uncredited)
Richard Irving
Craig - Pilot (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Policeman (uncredited)
Linda Leighton
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Carey Loftin
Duff (uncredited)
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
Allen Mathews
2nd Detective (uncredited)
Max Mellinger
Mr. Bronson - Pacific States Insurance (uncredited)
Anne Nagel
Mrs. Marsha Phillips (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Page - Benny's Landlady (uncredited)
Mary Randall
Nurse Paxton (uncredited)
Carl Saxe
Rhodes - Cop at Roadblock (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Mr. Kimball - Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Officer Evans (uncredited)
William Tannen
Officer Johnson (uncredited)
Harlan Warde
Police Radio Dispatcher (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mack Williams
Detective Marshall - Police Lab (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
Burlesque Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Chandler - Police Sergeant at Roadblock (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sun May 24 2020

Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride ... the naked and the dead. Armored Car Robbery is directed by Richard Fleischer and collectively written by Earl Felton, Gerald Adams, Robert Angus and Robert Leeds. It stars William Talman, Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, Douglas Fowley, Steve Brodie and Don McGuire. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Guy Roe. When a meticulously planned robbery goes wrong, Dave Purvis (Talman) and his gang find there's a particularly driven copper closing in on them. The caper premise has served film noir well over the years, and wh...