The Case Against Brooklyn

The Case Against Brooklyn
Original film poster
Directed byPaul Wendkos
Screenplay by
Story byDaniel B. Ullman
Based on"I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal"
by Ed Reid
Produced byCharles H. Schneer
Starring
CinematographyFred Jackman, Jr.
Edited byEdwin H. Bryant
Production
company
Morningside Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 1958 (1958-06)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Case Against Brooklyn is a 1958 film noir crime film directed by Paul Wendkos, starring Darren McGavin and Margaret Hayes,[1] and based on the True Magazine article "I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal" by crime reporter Ed Reid.[2][3] The film features depictions of American police corruption, though no police officer in uniform is shown to be corrupt.

Plot

In an attempt to combat police corruption, newly graduated rookie cops are recruited to serve undercover to find information on a complex illegal betting network in Brooklyn.[4][5] One of these officers, ex-Marine Pete Harris, formerly with Military Intelligence in Japan, is tasked to make the acquaintance of a woman whose husband was recently murdered by the Mob over gambling debts.[6]

Cast

Further reading

  • Park, William (2011), "Appendix A:Within the Genre", What is Film Noir?, Bucknell University Press, ISBN 978-1-6114-8363-5

References

  1. ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn (1958) - Paul Wendkos". AllMovie.
  2. ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn". American Cinematheque. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn - Darrin McGavin". dvd beaver. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)". film affinity. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Film Noir Collection Vol. 1 (Case Against Brooklyn, Criminal Lawyer, Crooked Web, Escape from San Quentin, Shadow on the Window)". DVD Talk. December 4, 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ "The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)". Where Danger Lives. September 30, 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2022.


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