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The Narrow Margin (1952) · CineMood

The Narrow Margin

ThrillerCrime

The Narrow Margin

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

7.3TMDB19521h 11m

TMDB7.3/10 · 174 votes

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TMDB7.3/10 · 174 votes

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Overview

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

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Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Mrs. Frankie Neall

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Ann Sinclair

Gordon Gebert

Gordon Gebert

Tommy Sinclair

Queenie Leonard

Queenie Leonard

Mrs. Troll

David Clarke

David Clarke

Joseph Kemp

Peter Virgo

Peter Virgo

Densel

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Sam Jennings

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Train Conductor

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Vincent Yost (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Det. Wilson (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Tenant (uncredited)

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Details

Director: Richard Fleischer
Released: 1952
Runtime: 1h 11m
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Scores: TMDB7.3/10 · 174 votes