The Big Heat (1953)

A hard cop and a soft dame.

Movie · Crime, Thriller · 1h 29m · Rated 7.7/10 on TMDB · Released October 14, 1953

Overview

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.

Directed by Fritz Lang

Cast

• Glenn Ford as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
• Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh
• Jocelyn Brando as Katie Bannion
• Alexander Scourby as Mike Lagana
• Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
• Jeanette Nolan as Bertha Duncan
• Peter Whitney as Tierney
• Willis Bouchey as Lt. Ted Wilks
• Robert Burton as Det. Gus Burke
• Adam Williams as Larry Gordon
• Howard Wendell as Police Commissioner Higgins
• Chris Alcaide as George Rose

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