Tight Spot (1955)
Overview
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.849 |
Directed By
Phil Karlson
Crew
George Duning
Viola Lawrence
Phil Karlson
Leonard Kantor
William Bowers
Lewis J. Rachmil
Burnett Guffey
Milton Feldman
John P. Livadary
Arthur Morton
Morris Stoloff
Helen Hunt
Jean Louis
Clay Campbell
Carl Anderson
Lambert E. Day
Louis Diage
TOP CAST
Ginger Rogers
Sherry Conley
Edward G. Robinson
Lloyd Hallett
Brian Keith
Vince Striker
Lucy Marlow
Prison Girl
Lorne Greene
Benjamin Costain
Katherine Anderson
Mrs. Willoughby
Allen Nourse
Marvin Rickles
Peter Leeds
Fred Packer
Doye O'Dell
Mississippi Mac
Eve McVeagh
Clara Moran
Helen Wallace
Warden (uncredited)
Gloria Ann Simpson
Miss Masters (uncredited)
Robert Shield
Carlyle (uncredited)
Norman Keats
Arny (uncredited)
Frank Gerstle
Jim Hornsby (uncredited)
Dean Cromer
Policeman (uncredited)
Tom De Graffenreid
Doctor (uncredited)
Kathryn Grant
Girl Honeymooner (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Elevator Mechanic (uncredited)
Joseph Hamilton
Judge (uncredited)
Ed Hinton
Second Detective (uncredited)
John Larch
First Detective (uncredited)
Alfred Linder
Pete Tonelli (uncredited)
Ken Mayer
Policeman (uncredited)
Edward McNally
Harris (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Robert Nichols
Boy Honeymooner (uncredited)
Bill Raisch
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Alan Reynolds
Bailiff (uncredited)
Will J. White
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
John Zaremba
Second Policeman (uncredited)
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