Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Red Light
Red Light

Red Light

THERE'S TROUBLE AHEAD!

Genres

ThrillerCrime

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

30 September 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Raft

George Raft

Johnny Torno

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Carla North

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Warni Hazard

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Nick Cherney

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Rocky

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Detective Strecker

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Fr. Jess Torno

Ken Murray

Ken Murray

Ken Murray

Stanley Clements

Stanley Clements

Carlson Hotel Bellhop

William Frawley

William Frawley

Hotel Night Clerk

Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Father Redmond

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Wallace 'Wally' Stoner

Phillip Pine

Phillip Pine

Pablo Cabrillo

William Phillips

William Phillips

Det. Jim Ryan

Movita

Movita

Trina (uncredited)

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Vincent (uncredited)

Claire Carleton

Claire Carleton

Waitress (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Leonard Bremen

Bookie (uncredited)

Bill Cartledge

Bill Cartledge

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Robert Espinoza

Robert Espinoza

Miguel (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

Charles Ferguson

Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Bellhop (uncredited)

Mack Gray

Mack Gray

Bookie (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Detective Arresting Nick (uncredited)

Al Hill

Al Hill

Burt (uncredited)

Bob Jellison

Bob Jellison

Man in Hotel Room (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez

Soledad Jiménez

Pablo's Mother (uncredited)

Phyllis Kennedy

Phyllis Kennedy

Chambermaid (uncredited)

Joe Kirk

Joe Kirk

Reporter in Newsreel (uncredited)

David Leonard

David Leonard

Man Reading Bible (uncredited)

Knox Manning

Knox Manning

Newsreel Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Bert Adams (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

Sol Murgi

Convict (uncredited)

Simon Oakland

Simon Oakland

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Jack Overman

Jack Overman

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Bob Perry

Bob Perry

Red's Helper (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Red (uncredited)

John Wald

John Wald

Reporter at Airport (uncredited)

Similar Movies

7.4

Scarface

April 1932 •English

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

7.6

The Big Sleep

August 1946 •English

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

7.7

The Maltese Falcon

October 1941 •English

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

6.3

Scene of the Crime

July 1949 •English

A cop investigates the shooting of another policeman... that may have been involved in crooked activities.

6.2

The Thief

October 1952 •English

A chance accident causes a nuclear physicist, who's selling top secret material to the Russians, to fall under FBI scrutiny and go on the run.

5.5

Vicki

October 1953 •English

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.

5.7

Down Three Dark Streets

September 1954 •English

An FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.

6.2

The Crooked Way

April 1949 •English

A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital hoping to learn who he is and discovers his criminal past.

6.3

I Love Trouble

January 1948 •English

A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.

5.5

Guilty Bystander

April 1950 •English

A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.

5.5

Ruthless

April 1948 •English

Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.

6.0

Blackout

March 1954 •English

When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name. An intriguing story of deception, greed and immorality.

5.6

Stolen Face

May 1952 •English

A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble starts when his true love returns.

7.1

Phantom Lady

January 1944 •English

A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.

6.4

The Locket

December 1946 •English

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

5.4

Appointment with a Shadow

September 1957 •English

George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor. A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well-known criminal.

6.2

The Clouded Yellow

November 1950 •English

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (played by Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion (wrongfully) falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux (Jean Simmons). Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together. After a cross-country chase they arrive at a coastal city with the intention of leaving the country by ship. All's well that ends well after the true identity of the murderer is revealed.

6.2

Witness to Murder

April 1954 •English

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

5.4

Illegal Entry

June 1949 •English

Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal meller Illegal Entry. Howard Duff, who later worked with DeCordova on the TV series Mr. Adams and Eve, stars as Bert Powers, an undercover agent for the U.S. Department of Immigration. While attempting to bring a vicious gang of alien smugglers to justice, Powers falls in love with Anna Duvak (Marta Toren), a gang member who is Not What She Seems.

6.2

The Man Who Cheated Himself

December 1950 •English

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.