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Johnny O'Clock (1947)

Johnny O'Clock poster
Directed by
Robert Rossen
Genre
film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A slick but weary gambler gets caught between the police and his corrupt boss after a murder. He tries to protect a woman he loves from becoming a target.

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What happens

Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Rossen and starring Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb and Ellen Drew. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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