An LAPD rookie tangles with state prison paroled convicts who plan to rob an armored payroll truck in Los Angeles.An LAPD rookie tangles with state prison paroled convicts who plan to rob an armored payroll truck in Los Angeles.An LAPD rookie tangles with state prison paroled convicts who plan to rob an armored payroll truck in Los Angeles.
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Kip
- (archive footage)
- (as Lon Chaney)
Joe Flynn
- Milton Graves
- (as Joseph Flynn)
Gil Perkins
- Joe Bollinger
- (archive footage)
Tommy Walker
- Policeman
- (as Tom Walker)
Lita Milan
- Nurse
- (as Iris Menshell)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Arthur Hilton
- Robert L. Lippert Jr.(chase sequence from 'Bandit Island') (uncredited)
- Writers
- Fred Freiberger
- Orville H. Hampton(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThe original footage from "Bandit Island" was shot in color in early 1953, while the added scenes of domesticity were filmed a year later in black and white (the final 2-D release was entirely black and white).
- ConnectionsEdited from Bandit Island (1953)
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Has Its Moments
Joe Flynn (in his first credited screen appearance) interviews Detective Douglas Kennedy, who proceeds to tell him about rookie cop Glenn Langan, Langan's expectant wife Adele Jergen, and the tracking down of newly released crook Jim Davis.
Most of the last twenty minutes is the chase, as you might guess from the title. It's Langan against Davis and his ever-shrinking cohort, with Kennedy doing the detective work and Langan the pursuit -- and a couple of killings. Given that it's a rare directorial work by two film editors -- Arthur Hilton and Robert Lippert Jr. -- you'd expect it to be visually interesting for the way the chase is edited. Alas, I thought it was something that would appeal to people who know Los Angeles, assuming the movie geography makes sense -- goodness knows, when the movies tackle New York City, it usually bears almost no relationship to my native town.
It seems like the sort of movie that would have had trouble with the Production Code, given the killings and several implied relationships. However, the Hays Office was likely more concerned with the amount of cleavage Jane Russell was showing in her movies; B Studio Lippert was not likely to be gone over in detail. Lon Chaney Jr. Makes an appearance, but the best role goes to Jack Daley as a motel owner who thinks he's geting back with his wife, but is being played for a chump.
Most of the last twenty minutes is the chase, as you might guess from the title. It's Langan against Davis and his ever-shrinking cohort, with Kennedy doing the detective work and Langan the pursuit -- and a couple of killings. Given that it's a rare directorial work by two film editors -- Arthur Hilton and Robert Lippert Jr. -- you'd expect it to be visually interesting for the way the chase is edited. Alas, I thought it was something that would appeal to people who know Los Angeles, assuming the movie geography makes sense -- goodness knows, when the movies tackle New York City, it usually bears almost no relationship to my native town.
It seems like the sort of movie that would have had trouble with the Production Code, given the killings and several implied relationships. However, the Hays Office was likely more concerned with the amount of cleavage Jane Russell was showing in her movies; B Studio Lippert was not likely to be gone over in detail. Lon Chaney Jr. Makes an appearance, but the best role goes to Jack Daley as a motel owner who thinks he's geting back with his wife, but is being played for a chump.
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- boblipton
- Dec 16, 2023
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- Marea urmărire
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- KTTV Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio and exterior studio shots on Sunset blvd.)
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- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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