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The Big Heat (1953) Poster

(1953)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Fritz Lang

Writing Credits  

Sydney Boehm ... (screenplay)
 
William P. McGivern ... (Saturday Evening Post serial)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Glenn Ford ... Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame ... Debby Marsh
Jocelyn Brando ... Katie Bannion
Alexander Scourby ... Mike Lagana
Lee Marvin ... Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan ... Bertha Duncan
Peter Whitney ... Tierney
Willis Bouchey ... Lt. Ted Wilks
Robert Burton ... Gus Burke
Adam Williams ... Larry Gordon
Howard Wendell Howard Wendell ... Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide ... George Rose
Michael Granger ... Hugo
Dorothy Green ... Lucy Chapman
Carolyn Jones ... Doris
Ric Roman ... Baldy
Dan Seymour ... Mr. Atkins
Edith Evanson ... Selma Parker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Arnold ... Nick (uncredited)
Linda Bennett Linda Bennett ... Joyce Bannion (uncredited)
Charles Cane ... Hopkins (uncredited)
Phil Chambers ... Hettrick (uncredited)
Jack Clinton Jack Clinton ... Retreat Patron (uncredited)
John Close ... Policeman (uncredited)
Sidney Clute ... Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
John Crawford ... Al (uncredited)
John Doucette ... Mark Reiner (uncredited)
Kathryn Eames Kathryn Eames ... Marge (uncredited)
Al Eben ... Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)
Douglas Evans ... Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
Fritz Ford Fritz Ford ... Sailor (uncredited)
Jimmy Gray Jimmy Gray ... Man (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers ... Retreat Patron (uncredited)
Byron Kane ... Dr. Jones (uncredited)
Donald Kerr Donald Kerr ... Cabby (uncredited)
Lyle Latell ... Moving Man (uncredited)
Harry Lauter ... Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Nico Lek Nico Lek ... Canteen Patron (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky ... Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton ... Martin (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney ... Dixon (uncredited)
Laura Mason ... B-Girl (uncredited)
Paul Maxey Paul Maxey ... George Fuller (uncredited)
Joseph Mell ... Dr. Kane (uncredited)
John Merton ... Man (uncredited)
Patrick Miller Patrick Miller ... Intern (uncredited)
William Murphy ... Reds (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule Ezelle Poule ... Mrs Tucker (uncredited)
Norma Randall ... Jill (uncredited)
Michael Ross ... Segal (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope ... Lagana's Butler (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson ... Bill Rutherford (uncredited)
William Vedder ... Janitor (uncredited)

Produced by 

Robert Arthur ... producer

Music by 

Henry Vars ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Charles Lang ... director of photography

Editing by 

Charles Nelson

Art Direction by 

Robert Peterson

Set Decoration by 

William Kiernan

Costume Design by 

Jean Louis ... (gowns)

Makeup Department 

Clay Campbell ... makeup artist
Helen Hunt ... hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Milton Feldman ... assistant director

Sound Department 

George Cooper ... sound engineer

Music Department 

Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
Daniele Amfitheatrof ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Mischa Bakaleinikoff ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Duning ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Carl Fortina ... composer: source music heard in The Retreat (uncredited)
Fred Karger ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... composer: title music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Ernst Toch ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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