Armored Car Robbery (1950)

NR06/08/1950Thriller, Crime, Action1h 7m
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The stick-up that stunned the nation!

Overview

While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phillips before he and his cronies make off with the loot. Thinking he got away scot-free, Purvis collects his money-crazy mistress, Yvonne, then disposes of his partners and heads out of town. What Purvis doesn't know is that Phillips' partner, tough-as-nails Lt. Cordell, is wise to the criminal's plans and is closing in on his prey.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Charles McGraw

    Lt. Jim Cordell

  2. Cast 1

    Adele Jergens

    Yvonne LeDoux aka Mrs. Benny McBride

  3. Cast 1

    William Talman

    Dave Purvis / Martin Bell

  4. Cast 1

    Douglas Fowley

    Benjamin 'Benny' McBride

  5. Cast 1

    Steve Brodie

    Al Mapes

  6. Cast 1

    Don McGuire

    Detective Danny Ryan

  7. Cast 1

    Don Haggerty

    Detective Driving Final Pursuit Car

  8. Cast 1

    James Flavin

    Lt. Phillips

  9. Cast 1

    Gene Evans

    William 'Ace' Foster

Imagine a dish like this married to a mug like Benny McBride ... the naked and the dead. Armored Car Robbery is directed by Richard Fleischer and collectively written by Earl Felton, Gerald Adams, Robert Angus and Robert Leeds. It stars William Talman, Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, Douglas Fowley, Steve Brodie and Don McGuire. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Guy Roe. When a meticulously planned robbery goes wrong, Dave Purvis (Talman) and his gang find there's a particularly driven copper closing in on them. The caper premise has served film noir well over the years, and w...