Red Light
THERE'S TROUBLE AHEAD!
Genres
Overview
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
83 min
Release Date
1949-09-30
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
22
Vote Average
5.8
George Raft
Johnny Torno
Virginia Mayo
Carla North
Gene Lockhart
Warni Hazard
Raymond Burr
Nick Cherney
Harry Morgan
Rocky
Barton MacLane
Detective Strecker
Arthur Franz
Fr. Jess Torno
Ken Murray
Ken Murray
Stanley Clements
Carlson Hotel Bellhop
William Frawley
Hotel Night Clerk
Arthur Shields
Father Redmond
Frank Orth
Wallace 'Wally' Stoner
Phillip Pine
Pablo Cabrillo
William Phillips
Det. Jim Ryan
Movita
Trina (uncredited)
Victor Sen Yung
Vincent (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Waitress (uncredited)
Leonard Bremen
Bookie (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Robert Espinoza
Miguel (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Reporter at Airport (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Bellhop (uncredited)
Mack Gray
Bookie (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)
Al Hill
Burt (uncredited)
Bob Jellison
Man in Hotel Room (uncredited)
Soledad Jiménez
Pablo's Mother (uncredited)
Phyllis Kennedy
Chambermaid (uncredited)
Joe Kirk
Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)
David Leonard
Man Reading Bible (uncredited)
Knox Manning
Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Edwin Max
Bert Adams (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Convict (uncredited)
Simon Oakland
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Overman
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Red's Helper (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Red (uncredited)
John Wald
Reporter at Airport (uncredited)
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