Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1955 · 1h 28m

Illegal

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Director
Lewis Allen
Cast
Edward G. Robinson as Victor Scott Nina Foch as Ellen Miles Hugh Marlowe as Ray Borden Jayne Mansfield as Angel O'Hara Albert Dekker as Frank Garland Howard St. John as E.A. Smith
Crew
J. Peverell Marley — Director of Photography Thomas Reilly — Editor Max Steiner — Original Music Composer W.R. Burnett — Screenplay James R. Webb — Screenplay Frank J. Collins — Story
Tagline

He was a guy who marked 100 men for death - until a blonde called 'Angel' O'Hara marked him for life!

Synopsis

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

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Mood & Themes
courtgangsterself-defensebased on play or musicalcrooked lawyerfilm noircapital punishmentdistrict attorneygoontrial lawyercourtroom dramainnocent man
Key Collaborators
Lewis Allen Director J. Peverell Marley Director of Photography Thomas Reilly Editor Max Steiner Original Music Composer W.R. Burnett Screenplay James R. Webb Screenplay Frank J. Collins Story Frank P. Rosenberg Producer
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