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The Street with No Name

1948 · 91 min

A tense, shadowy procedural that immerses you in a dangerous undercover world with a documentary-like realism.

Tagline
Counter Attack!
Overview
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • deception
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
William Keighley
Written by
Harry Kleiner
Starring
Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Lawrence, Ed Begley, Donald Buka, Joseph Pevney, John McIntire
Music
David Buttolph
Cinematography
Joseph MacDonald
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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