Red Light (1949)
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.
What is Red Light about?
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. Red Light is a Thriller, Crime movie, released on 1949-09-30, runtime 83 minutes.
Is Red Light worth watching?
TMDB users rate Red Light 6.0 out of 10 from 25 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Cast
- George Raft as Johnny Torno
- Virginia Mayo as Carla North
- Gene Lockhart as Warni Hazard
- Raymond Burr as Nick Cherney
- Harry Morgan as Rocky
- Barton MacLane as Detective Strecker
- Arthur Franz as Fr. Jess Torno
- Ken Murray as Ken Murray
- Stanley Clements as Carlson Hotel Bellhop
- William Frawley as Hotel Night Clerk
- Arthur Shields as Father Redmond
- Frank Orth as Wallace 'Wally' Stoner
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