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The Miami Story (1954)

The Miami Story poster
Directed by
Fred F. Sears
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gangster comes back to Miami to fight crime and corruption. He works with the police to take down a powerful mob boss.

darktenseurbansuspensefulgrittynoirfast-pacedserious

What happens

The Miami Story is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Barry Sullivan, Luther Adler and Adele Jergens. It was produced by Sam Katzman for distribution by Columbia Pictures. The film features an introduction by Florida senator George Smathers. The Miami Story was previously the working title of an unrelated film noir released two years earlier, The Las Vegas Story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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