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Black Tuesday (1954)

Black Tuesday poster
Directed by
Hugo Fregonese
Genre
film noir, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gangster and a convict stage a violent prison break and take hostages. They hold the hostages for ransom as the police close in.

tensegrittysuspensefulbleakclaustrophobicurgentnoirhard-boiled

What happens

Black Tuesday is a 1954 American crime drama film noir directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Edward G. Robinson, Peter Graves and Jean Parker. The supporting cast features Milburn Stone, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly and Russell Johnson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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