The Narrow Margin (1952)
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- Approved
- 1h 11min
- Crime, Drama
- 27 Jun 1952 (Canada)
- Movie
A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against potential assassins on the train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Award:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
Charles McGraw | ... |
Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
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Marie Windsor | ... |
Mrs. Frankie Neall
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Jacqueline White | ... |
Ann Sinclair
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Gordon Gebert | ... |
Tommy Sinclair
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Queenie Leonard | ... |
Mrs. Troll
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David Clarke | ... |
Joseph Kemp
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Peter Virgo | ... |
Densel
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Don Beddoe | ... |
Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
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Paul Maxey | ... |
Sam Jennings
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Harry Harvey | ... |
Train Conductor
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Peter Brocco | ... |
Vincent Yost (uncredited)
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Ivan Browning | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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George Chandler | ... |
Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Tenant in Apartment House Hallway (uncredited)
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Don Dillaway | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Wagon Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
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Don Haggerty | ... |
Det. Wilson (uncredited)
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Clarence Hargrave | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Art Howard | ... |
Commuter at Train Station (uncredited)
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Bobby Johnson | ... |
Redcap (uncredited)
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Milton Kibbee | ... |
Tenant (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Johnny Lee | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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William A. Lee | ... |
Newsstand Owner (uncredited)
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Walter Merrill | ... |
Officer Allen (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Edgar Murray | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Franklin Parker | ... |
Telegraph Attendant (uncredited)
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George Sawaya | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Ray Spiker | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Jasper Weldon | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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Napoleon Whiting | ... |
Redcap (uncredited)
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Bob Whitney | ... |
Commuter at Train Station (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Fleischer | ||
William Cameron Menzies | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Earl Felton | ... | (screen play by) |
Martin Goldsmith | ... | (story by) and |
Jack Leonard | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
Stanley Rubin | ... | producer (produced by) |
Cinematography by
George E. Diskant | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Robert Swink |
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
Jack Okey |
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
William Stevens | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Adele Balkan | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Dorfman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Clem Portman | ... | sound |
Francis M. Sarver | ... | sound (as Francis Sarver) |
Stunts
George Sawaya | ... | stunt double Charles McGraw (uncredited) |
Music Department
Gene Rose | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Leith Stevens | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Dave Torbett | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Roy Webb | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1952) (Canada) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1952) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Film (1952) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1952) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Radio Films S.A.E. S.A. (1952) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Radio Films Lda. (1952) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Radio Films (1952) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films A/S (1952) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1952) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures del Peru (1952) (Peru) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures de México (1952) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Radio Pictures of Panama (1952) (Panama) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures Chilena (1952) (Chile) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures do Brazil (1952) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- RKO Home Video (1985) (United States) (VHS) (included on double feature with "The Saint's Vacation")
- Image Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (included in "Film Noir Classic Collection: Volume Two")
- Odeon Entertainment (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A. F. of L.)
- Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (DVD package design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When a mobster's widow decides to testify and provide names of others involved in evil deeds, she goes undercover to avoid being killed. Onboard a train going cross-country, she's being escorted in order to testify. Cop Walter Brown and his partner are assigned the task, but the mob are on their trail, attempting to make sure she never reaches her destination.
Written by Col Needham |
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Taglines | "She's the one for that bullet--not me!" - Night train West---carrying two mystery women. The secret of one can blast the crime syndicate wide open---and the key killers dare not let it happen! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $188,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Filmed in 1950 but not released until 1952. According to director Richard Fleischer, when the film was finished, RKO Pictures owner Howard Hughes heard good things about it and ordered that a copy of it be delivered to him so he could screen it in his private projection room. The film stayed in the projection room for more than a year, apparently because the eccentric Hughes forgot about it. See more » |
Goofs | There are palm trees at the Denver train station. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Howard's Way (1987). See more » |
Quotes |
Walter Brown:
Pardon me, I'd like to get through. Jennings: Sorry, this train wasn't designed for my tonnage, heh. Nobody loves a fat man except his grocer and his tailor! See more » |