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The Narrow Margin (1952)

"A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!"

7.3/10(165 votes)
1h 12m
May 3, 1952
Thriller
Crime
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Plot Summary

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Narrow Margin
Status
released
Original Language
en
Budget
$10.0M

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Cast

Charles McGraw as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Charles McGraw

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Marie Windsor as Mrs. Frankie Neall

Marie Windsor

Mrs. Frankie Neall

Jacqueline White as Ann Sinclair

Jacqueline White

Ann Sinclair

Gordon Gebert as Tommy Sinclair

Gordon Gebert

Tommy Sinclair

Queenie Leonard as Mrs. Troll

Queenie Leonard

Mrs. Troll

David Clarke as Joseph Kemp

David Clarke

Joseph Kemp

Peter Virgo as Densel

Peter Virgo

Densel

Don Beddoe as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Don Beddoe

Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Paul Maxey as Sam Jennings

Paul Maxey

Sam Jennings

Harry Harvey as Train Conductor

Harry Harvey

Train Conductor

Peter Brocco as Vincent Yost (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Vincent Yost (uncredited)

George Chandler as Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)

George Chandler

Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Don Haggerty as Det. Wilson (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Det. Wilson (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee as Tenant (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Tenant (uncredited)

Walter Merrill as Officer Allen (uncredited)

Walter Merrill

Officer Allen (uncredited)

Harold Miller as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Bess Flowers as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Restaurant Diner (uncredited)

Ivan Browning as Waiter (uncredited)

Ivan Browning

Waiter (uncredited)

James Conaty as Tenant in Apartment House Hallway (uncredited)

James Conaty

Tenant in Apartment House Hallway (uncredited)

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures logoRKO Radio Pictures

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