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Dark City
Dark City

Dark City

A tense, tough drama of underworld violence and revenge !

Genres

DramaThrillerCrime

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Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

17 October 1950

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Danny Haley

Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Fran Garland

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Victoria Winant

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Captain Garvey

Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Arthur Winant

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Augie

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Barney

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Soldier

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Swede

Mark Keuning

Mark Keuning

Billy Winant

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Sidney Winant

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Motel Manager (uncredited)

Hazel Dohlman

Hazel Dohlman

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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