Dan Gannin
George Raft
Dan Gannin
Race Street
“Raft at his roughest tangles with a dame at her deadliest!”
5.8
1948
1h 19m
CrimeDrama
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Overview
A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
Cast
Barney Runson
William Bendix
Barney Runson
Robbie Lawrence
Marilyn Maxwell
Robbie Lawrence
Phil Dickson
Frank Faylen
Phil Dickson
Hal Towers
Harry Morgan
Hal Towers
Elaine Gannin
Gale Robbins
Elaine Gannin
Mike Hadley
Cully Richards
Mike Hadley
Stringy
Mack Gray
Stringy
Easy Mason
Russell Hicks
Easy Mason
Al
Tom Keene
Al
Nick Walters
William Forrest
Nick Walters
Herbie
James Nolan
Herbie
Reviews
John Chard
"Stay with it" Race Street, directed by Edwin L. Marin and adapted to screenplay by Martin Rackin from a story by Maurice Davis. Starring George Raft, William Bendix, Marilyn Maxwell, Frank Faylen, Gale Robbins and Harry Morgan. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by J. Roy Hunt. Story centers around two friends played by Raft and Bendix, the former is a turf accountant and night club owner, the latter a plain clothes policeman. With a syndicate racket moving in on the Frisco bookmaking circuit, Dan Gannin (Raft) refuses to co-operate, putting himself in grave danger. Barney Runson (Bendix) wants to move in and do it the official way, begging Dan to step aside and let the police do their job. But when the syndicate make a deadly move that hits Dan close to home, he's not for turning. In the grand scheme of Raft and Bendix movies, or classic era film noir pics in fact, this one is small fry, but strong cast and solid production foundation ensure it's an enjoyable experience. Story isn't strong, where two old friends lock horns while some villain throws his weight around, but in true noir fashion there's some sneaky surprises in store and a none cop out finale. Technically it's interesting, one quite dreadful process backed sequence aside, Marin and Hunt hit the noir bars for mood compliance. The absence of chiaroscuro is a shame, for a number of scenes here cry out for it, but the lighting techniques and shadow indulgence keeps the eyes pleased. There's even a startling sequence that appears to show Gale Robbins floating in and around the night club crowd as she sings a song, while a bit of zoom play and nifty Frisco locations add further quality. Good honest noirville enjoyment. 6.5/10
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This is a superior crime noir let down by a most nondescript title! Harry Morgan ("Hal") is found at the bottom of a flight of stairs - George Raft ("Gannin") and detective "Barney" (William Bendix) know his death is a bit fishy, and decide to investigate (separately!). Soon it transpires that the former is involved in dodgy bookmaking, as was the deceased, and that someone is trying to muscle in on their business. Raft is good as he tries to avenge his dead friend, never quite sure to trust, as are femme fatale Marilyn Maxwell as "Robbie" and Gale Robbins as his sister "Elaine" who sings a couple of quite decent numbers too. It's quite a tense short feature with plenty of darkly lit scenes and a tight dialogue to keep the suspense going until, I have to say, a rather silly ending. Well worth a watch, though.
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