Red Light poster

Red Light( 1949)

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THERE'S TROUBLE AHEAD!

Overview

Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.

    Top Billed Cast

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      George Raft

      Johnny Torno

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      Virginia Mayo

      Carla North

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      Gene Lockhart

      Warni Hazard

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      Raymond Burr

      Nick Cherney

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      Harry Morgan

      Rocky

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      Barton MacLane

      Detective Strecker

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      Arthur Franz

      Fr. Jess Torno

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      Ken Murray

      Ken Murray

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      Stanley Clements

      Carlson Hotel Bellhop

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      William Frawley

      Hotel Night Clerk

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      Arthur Shields

      Father Redmond

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      Frank Orth

      Wallace 'Wally' Stoner

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      Phillip Pine

      Pablo Cabrillo

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      William Phillips

      Det. Jim Ryan

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      Movita

      Trina (uncredited)

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      Victor Sen Yung

      Vincent (uncredited)

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      Claire Carleton

      Waitress (uncredited)

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      Leonard Bremen

      Bookie (uncredited)

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      Bill Cartledge

      Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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      Robert Espinoza

      Miguel (uncredited)

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      Charles Ferguson

      Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

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      Paul Frees

      Bellhop (uncredited)

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      Mack Gray

      Bookie (uncredited)

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      Chuck Hamilton

      Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

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      Al Hill

      Burt (uncredited)

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      Bob Jellison

      Man in Hotel Room (uncredited)

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      Soledad Jiménez

      Pablo's Mother (uncredited)

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      Phyllis Kennedy

      Chambermaid (uncredited)

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      Joe Kirk

      Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)

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      David Leonard

      Man Reading Bible (uncredited)

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      Knox Manning

      Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Edwin Max

      Bert Adams (uncredited)

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      Sol Murgi

      Convict (uncredited)

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      Simon Oakland

      Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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      Jack Overman

      Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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      Bob Perry

      Red's Helper (uncredited)

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      Brick Sullivan

      Red (uncredited)

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      John Wald

      Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    6
    Written by John Chard on Thu Nov 20 2014
    Army Chaplain Slain! Red Light is directed by Roy Del Ruth and adapted to screenplay by George Callahan from the story This Guy Gideon written by Don Barry. It stars George Raft, Virginia Mayo, Raymond Burr, Harry Morgan and Gene Lockhart. Music is by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematography by Bert Glennon. Something of an oddity, Red Light finds George Raft up to his neck in religion, revenge and a smouldering Virginia Mayo. After his brother, a chaplain, is murdered, he sets off to find the killer, whom can be identified by a message scrawled in a Gideon Bible. Find the Bible, find the kille...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • bible
    • film noir