Pushover

Jul 14, 1954

1h 28m

★ 6.5

This year the great suspense drama is PUSHOVER The story of temptation

Overview

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Pushover Trailers

Cast

Paul Sheridan

Fred MacMurray

Rick McAllister

Philip Carey

Lona McLane

Kim Novak

Ann Stewart

Dorothy Malone

Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom

E.G. Marshall

Paddy Dolan

Allen Nourse

Beery the Mechanic (uncredited)

James Anderson

Hobbs (uncredited)

Joe Bailey

Pickup Artist in Bar (uncredited)

Tony Barrett

Detective Schaeffer (uncredited)

Walter Beaver

Detective Harris (uncredited)

Richard Bryan

First Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Carson

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

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