Red Light

Red Light

Infobox Film | name =Red Light


caption =movie poster
director = Roy Del Ruth
producer = Roy Del Ruth
writer = George Callahan
Charles Grayson (additional dialogue)
starring =George Raft
Virginia Mayo
Gene Lockhart
cinematography =
music = Dimitri Tiomkin
editing =
distributor = United Artists
released = September 30, 1949 U.S. release
runtime = 83 min
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0041790

"Red Light" is a 1949 crime film, considered film noir, shot on location in California. This unusual revenge film has an overtly religious theme.

Plot

Embezzler Nick Cherney plots murderous revenge after he is fired from Johnny Torno's freight company. He gets it by killing Johnny's brother Jess, a chaplain who has just returned from the war. When Johnny arrives at his brother hotel room, he is told by Jess that a clue to the killer's identity can be found inside the room's Bible. Johnny takes off with his girlfriend in an attempt to catch the killer, who has also killed the man left in charge of Johnny's company while he looks for revenge.

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External links

*imdb title|id=0041790|title=Red Light
* [http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/06/red-light-1949.html Film Noir of the Week]


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