Red Light (1949)

5.9/10 83 min Thriller Crime

Overview

Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.

Cast

George Raft

Johnny Torno

Virginia Mayo

Carla North

Gene Lockhart

Warni Hazard

Raymond Burr

Nick Cherney

Harry Morgan

Rocky

Barton MacLane

Detective Strecker

Arthur Franz

Fr. Jess Torno

Ken Murray

Ken Murray

Stanley Clements

Carlson Hotel Bellhop

William Frawley

Hotel Night Clerk

Arthur Shields

Father Redmond

Frank Orth

Wallace 'Wally' Stoner

Phillip Pine

Pablo Cabrillo

William Phillips

Det. Jim Ryan

Movita

Trina (uncredited)

Victor Sen Yung

Vincent (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Waitress (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Bookie (uncredited)

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