Roadblock (1951) (MOD)

Roadblock (1951) (MOD)Gravel voiced granite man of noir Charles McGraw stars in this classic flick about crime and passion, taken and shaken with a twist. McGraw plays "Honest" Joe Peters, a Los Angeles based insurance detective gifted with a mind for graft but a soul for the straight and narrow, making him a natural at his job. It all starts to go south for Joe when a lithesome chiseler named Diane (Joan Dixon) uses him as a soft touch to take an airline for a ride. Joe

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she is sent to help fight the Japanese during World War II

sports a Vidal Sassoon bob and trendy Mary Quant threads as Marjorie

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Dirk Bogarde is marvelously menacing as the father

Fred Lehne (Lost) stars as Tom in this inspiring real-life story about the founding of Missouri's respected Butterfield Youth Ranches

the platoon must cross 20 miles of occupied territory held by 300 German soldiers if they're to accomplish their mission in time

Co-starring Dennis Morgan ("The Great Ziegfeld") and Brenda Marshall ("The Sea Hawk")

One mistake and the killer goes free

a nice-guy Broadway agent who attempts to help a paroled racketeer and a kid involved in a street gang

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Scott has fine support from two actors on the brink of stardom: Angie Dickinson (Point Blank) plays the town beauty