Railroaded!
Director: Anthony Mann
Genre: Film noir, Black-and-white, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Year: 1947
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: John Ireland, Sheila Ryan, Hugh Beaumont, Jane Randolph, Keefe Brasselle, Roy Gordon, Hermine Sterler, Clancy Cooper, Charles D. Brown
Railroaded! is a 1947 black-and-white film noir directed by Anthony Mann.
The innocent owner of a car used in a back-room bookie operation robbery is "railroaded" (informal, refers to the conviction of someone based on false or weak evidence without proper corroboration) for the killing of a cop during the getaway. Police detective Mickey Ferguson (Hugh Beaumont) at first thinks the boy is guilty despite his attraction for his sister Rosa. The two work together to prove the boy innocent even though he was accused of the killing during a death bed confession by one of the robbers. John Ireland plays Duke Martin, a gangster who helped plan the crime in an attempt to skim from his boss' money.
A recent review found the film "Dour and purposeful, Railroaded reveals something about the strengths and weaknesses of Anthony Mann’s noir series."
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