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Roadblock

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Joan Dixon and Charles McGraw in Roadblock (1951)
Film NoirCrimeDrama

Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.

  • Director
    • Harold Daniels
  • Writers
    • Steve Fisher
    • George Bricker
    • Richard H. Landau
  • Stars
    • Charles McGraw
    • Joan Dixon
    • Lowell Gilmore
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harold Daniels
    • Writers
      • Steve Fisher
      • George Bricker
      • Richard H. Landau
    • Stars
      • Charles McGraw
      • Joan Dixon
      • Lowell Gilmore
    • 42User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Charles McGraw
    Charles McGraw
    • Joe Peters
    Joan Dixon
    Joan Dixon
    • Diane Morley
    Lowell Gilmore
    Lowell Gilmore
    • Kendall Webb
    Louis Jean Heydt
    Louis Jean Heydt
    • Harry Miller
    Milburn Stone
    Milburn Stone
    • Ray Egan
    Walter Bacon
    • Caleb
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Bar Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Bank Heist Man
    • (uncredited)
    Barry Brooks
    • Policeman at Brissard's
    • (uncredited)
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Hotel Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Cameron
    • Hood
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Thompson
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Dean
    • Airline Hostess
    • (uncredited)
    Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    • Elevator Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Ferrandini
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    George Ford
    George Ford
    • Plane Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Forte
    • Brissard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harold Daniels
    • Writers
      • Steve Fisher
      • George Bricker
      • Richard H. Landau
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      One of the first films to be shot in the Los Angeles River.
    • Goofs
      In a scene where Miller and Egan are in a chase car the background footage includes vehicles from earlier decades, obviously older stock footage.
    • Quotes

      Diane: Someday you're going to want something nice and expensive that you can't afford on a detective's salary.

      Joe Peters: Like what?

      Diane: Like me.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits seem to be an early attempt at creative credits where the credits try to fit the blacktop of the road we're "traveling" on.
    • Connections
      Edited from High Sierra (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      So Swell of You
      by Leona Davidson
      Performed by Martha Mears

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    Typical, well-made film noir

    This is a typical film noir of the period and , in my opinion, this is no bad thing. It follows all the typical patterns of a hundred other B-movies of a similar type of it's day. Shadowy photography, good man laid low by the femme fatale, a few seedy gangsters thrown in, all the ingredients are there. If you're not a big fan of noir then you might switch off after 30 minutes exclaiming that "I've seen it all before", and you'd be right. Personally I love the genre and thought this was a competently made movie with good performances by the leading actors. McGraw is perfect as the law-abiding detective seduced into lawlessness by the siren of the piece (Dixon).

    If you like film noir check ROADBLOCK out. If you don't then maybe this movie's not for you.
    • abs-14
    • Jan 16, 2001
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    • Release date
      • September 17, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Walk a Crooked Mile
    • Filming locations
      • W. Riverside Drive and Fernleaf Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Where Joe almost hits another car going through a stop sign and turning left onto W. Riverside Dr.)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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