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Mood:
- DisturbingSuspensefulRoughCaptivating
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Plot:
- GangstersInvestigationJournalismIdealismPolice CorruptionCrimesDishonestyLaw Enforcement more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDramaFilm Noir
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Time/Period:
- 50s
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Place:
- AsiaJapanTokyoUSAWashington DCSmall Town
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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The Captive City, 1952
English
USA
Profile of The Captive City
The Captive City can be described as disturbing, suspenseful, and captivating. The plot revolves around police corruption, journalism, and idealism. The main genres are drama and crime. In terms of style, The Captive City is a film noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a small town. The Captive City is located in Tokyo and Washington DC. It takes place in the 1950s. Visually, it is black and white. The Captive City is well suited for a boys' night.
Summary of The Captive City
Small-town newspaper co-owners and old army buddies Jim Austin (John Forsythe) and Don Carey (Harold J. Kennedy) find themselves up against a powerful gambling syndicate that's controlling the politicians and law-enforcement officials in their town. Based on true-life events uncovered by the Senate Crime Investigation Committee, the film includes a guest appearance by the head of the committee, Senator Estes Kefauver
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 26 March 1952 |
| Runtime: | 91 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jim Austin
as Marge Austin
as Don Carey
as Mrs. Sirak
