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The Big Heat

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Calorie Rating: 125
Released: 1953-10-14
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Studios: Columbia Pictures,


After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Director / Directors

Fritz Lang
Director
Milton Feldman
Assistant Director


Cast

Glenn Ford
Character: Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame
Character: Debby Marsh
Jocelyn Brando
Character: Katie Bannion

Alexander Scourby
Character: Mike Lagana
Lee Marvin
Character: Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan
Character: Bertha Duncan

Peter Whitney
Character: Tierney
Willis Bouchey
Character: Lt. Ted Wilks
Robert Burton
Character: Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams
Character: Larry Gordon
Howard Wendell
Character: Police Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide
Character: George Rose

Michael Granger
Character: Hugo
Dorothy Green
Character: Lucy Chapman
Carolyn Jones
Character: Doris

Ric Roman
Character: Baldy
Dan Seymour
Character: Mr. Atkins
Edith Evanson
Character: Selma Parker

Phil Arnold
Character: Nick (uncredited)
Linda Bennett
Character: Joyce Bannion (uncredited)
Charles Cane
Character: Hopkins (uncredited)

Phil Chambers
Character: Hettrick (uncredited)
Jack R. Clinton
Character: Retreat Patron (uncredited)
John Close
Character: Policeman (uncredited)

Sidney Clute
Character: Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
John Crawford
Character: Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
John Doucette
Character: Mark Reiner (uncredited)

Kathryn Eames
Character: Marge (uncredited)
Al Eben
Character: Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
Character: Councilman Gillen (uncredited)

Fritz Ford
Character: Sailor (uncredited)
Jimmy Gray
Character: Man (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Character: Retreat Patron (uncredited)

Byron Kane
Character: Dr. Jones (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Character: Cabby (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
Character: Moving Man (uncredited)

Harry Lauter
Character: Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Nico Lek
Character: Canteen Patron (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky
Character: Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton
Character: Martin (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Character: Dixon (uncredited)
Laura Mason
Character: B-Girl (uncredited)

Paul Maxey
Character: George Fuller (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
Character: Dr. Kane (uncredited)
John Merton
Character: Man (uncredited)

Patrick Miller
Character: Intern (uncredited)
William Murphy
Character: Reds (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
Character: Mrs Tucker (uncredited)

Norma Randall
Character: Jill (uncredited)
Michael Ross
Character: Segal (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Character: Lagana's Butler (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson
Character: Bill Rutherford (uncredited)
William Vedder
Character: Janitor (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Sydney Boehm
Screenplay
William P. McGivern
Original Story

Jean Louis
Costume Design
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Henry Vars
Original Music Composer

Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
Robert Peterson
Art Direction
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist

William Kiernan
Set Decoration
George Cooper
Sound Engineer

Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Arthur Morton
Original Music Composer
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Additional Music

Daniele Amfitheatrof
Additional Music
George Duning
Additional Music
Fred Karger
Additional Music

Hans J. Salter
Additional Music
Ernst Toch
Additional Music
Carl Fortina
Additional Music