

They called him The Enforcer
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and spare.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Humphrey BogartADA Martin Ferguson
- Zero Mostel'Big Babe' Lazich
- Ted de CorsiaJoseph 'Joe' Rico
- Everett SloaneAlbert Mendoza
- Roy RobertsCaptain Frank Nelson
- Michael TolanJames 'Duke' Malloy
- King DonovanSergeant Whitlow
- Bob SteeleHerman
- Adelaide KleinOlga Kirshen
- Don BeddoeThomas O'Hara
Crew
- Bretaigne WindustDirector
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Martin RackinScreenplay
- Robert BurksDirector of Photography
- David ButtolphOriginal Music Composer
- Fred AllenEditor
- Milton SperlingProducer
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