
The Turning Point
A grim, talky noir that tightens like a vise, trading glamour for the sour weight of compromised loyalties and a price paid for the law.
- Directed by
- William Dieterle
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith
- Tagline
- Today's most sensational story of racket-busting !
- Overview
- Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand Matt's reluctance, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.
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- Directed by
- William Dieterle
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith












