- Rogue Cop
Infobox Movie
name = Rogue Cop
caption = Theatrical poster
director = Roy Rowland
producer =Nicholas Nayfack
writer = Story:William P. McGivern
Screenplay:Sydney Boehm
starring = Robert TaylorJanet Leigh George Raft
Steve ForrestAnne Francis
music =Jeff Alexander
cinematography =John F. Seitz
editing = James E. Newcom
distributor =Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released =September 17 1954
runtime = 92 minutes
country =United States
language = English
amg_id = 1:108223
imdb_id = 0047424|"Rogue Cop" (1954) is a
film noir directed by Roy Rowland and based on the novel byWilliam P. McGivern (1954). The film features Robert Taylor,Janet Leigh , andGeorge Raft . [imdb title|id=0047424|title=Rogue Cop]Plot
The film tells of Christopher Kelvaney (Taylor) a crooked police officer who is not timid to take bribes and payoffs from criminals other nefarious folk. His brother Eddie (Forrest) is a young member of the police force and is honest and uncorrupted.
In a penny arcade, a drug dealer is stabbed to death by a man who claims the territory for himself, and Eddie witnesses a gangland murder. The murderer goes to Kelvaney and asks to buy his brother off. When Christopher Kelvaney realizes that his brother won't change his testimony he tells the mob to leave his brother alone.
An out-of-town button-man is brought in to kill both brothers, but he succeeds only in killing Eddie. His conscience aroused, Kelvaney goes after the mob leaders himself.
Cast
* Robert Taylor as Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
*Janet Leigh as Karen Stephanson
*George Raft as Dan Beaumonte
* Steve Forrest as Eddie Kelvaney
*Anne Francis as Nancy Corlane
*Robert Ellenstein as Det. Sidney Y. Myers
* Robert F. Simon as Ackerman
*Anthony Ross as Father Ahearn
*Alan Hale Jr. as Johnny Stark
*Peter Brocco as George 'Wrinkles' Fallon
*Vince Edwards as Joey Langley
*Olive Carey as Selma
* Roy Barcroft as Lt. Vince D. Bardeman
* Dale Van Sickel as Manny
*Ray Teal as Patrolman MullinsCritical reception
Film critic
Bosley Crowther gave the film a positive review and wrote, "This is not a new thesis. They've been making movies on it for years. And "Rogue Cop" is not so exceptional in its construction or performance that it is likely to cause surprise. But it is a well-done melodrama, produced and directed in a hard, crisp style, and it is very well acted by Robert Taylor in the somewhat disagreeable title role...For what it is in the line of crime pictures, there's a lot to be said for "Rogue Cop." [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03E4D6113EE53BBC4052DFBF66838F649EDE Crowther, Bosly] . "The New York Times ," film review,September 18 1954 . Last accessed:January 18 2008 .]Awards
Nominations
*Academy Awards : Oscar, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, John F. Seitz; 1955.References
External links
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* [http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/08/rogue-cop-1954.html "Rogue Cop"] at Film Noir of the Week by film critic and biographer Stone Wallace
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