The Big Heat

Oct 14, 1953

1h 29m

★ 7.7

A hard cop and a soft dame.

Overview

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Glenn Ford

Debby Marsh

Gloria Grahame

Vince Stone

Lee Marvin

Bertha Duncan

Jeanette Nolan

Mike Lagana

Alexander Scourby

Katie Bannion

Jocelyn Brando

Tierney

Peter Whitney

Lt. Ted Wilks

Willis Bouchey

Det. Gus Burke

Robert Burton

Larry Gordon

Adam Williams

Doris

Carolyn Jones

Police Commissioner Higgins

Howard Wendell

Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a woman convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. As Hayes investigates the background for her case, the two begin to form a deep friendship, while all the while the date for her execution draws nearer.

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Afterthought

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6.6

Hollywood Story

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4.3

Dead Cert

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5.9

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

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When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.

7.5

Section 375

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3.9

A Lover's Revenge

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6.6

The Warrior's Way

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5.5

Borderline

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3.8

The Great American Girl Robbery

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5.7

Triple Dog

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3.9

The Glass Alibi

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