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Red Light

  • 1949
  • TMDB 6.0/10
  • 1h 23m

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.

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.

Cast

  • George RaftJohnny Torno
  • Virginia MayoCarla North
  • Gene LockhartWarni Hazard
  • Raymond BurrNick Cherney
  • Harry MorganRocky
  • Barton MacLaneDetective Strecker
  • Arthur FranzFr. Jess Torno
  • Ken MurrayKen Murray

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