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The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!

Genres

ThrillerCrime

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A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Others

Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

03 May 1952

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Mrs. Frankie Neall

Jacqueline White

Jacqueline White

Ann Sinclair

Gordon Gebert

Gordon Gebert

Tommy Sinclair

Queenie Leonard

Queenie Leonard

Mrs. Troll

David Clarke

David Clarke

Joseph Kemp

Peter Virgo

Peter Virgo

Densel

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Sam Jennings

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Train Conductor

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Vincent Yost (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Det. Wilson (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Tenant (uncredited)

Walter Merrill

Walter Merrill

Officer Allen (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Restaurant Diner (uncredited)

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