The Big Heat (1953)


 The Big Heat (1953) 

The Big Heat is a 1953 film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Lee Marvin, about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city after the brutal murder of his beloved wife. The film was written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm based on a serial by William P. McGivern which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, and was published as a novel in 1952.

    Director: Fritz Lang

    Glenn Ford as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
    Gloria Grahame as Debby Marsh
    Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
    Jeanette Nolan as Bertha Duncan
    Alexander Scourby as Mike Lagana
    Jocelyn Brando as Katie Bannion
    Adam Williams as Larry, the car bomber
    Kathryn Eames as Bannion's sister-in-law
    Chris Alcaide as George Rose
    Peter Whitney as Tierney
    Willis Bouchey as Lt. Ted Wilks
    Robert Burton as Det. Gus Burke
    Howard Wendell as Police Commissioner Higgins
    Michael Granger as Hugo (police clerk)
    Dorothy Green as Lucy Chapman
    Carolyn Jones as Doris
    Ric Roman as Baldy
    Dan Seymour as Mr. Atkins
    Edith Evanson as Selma Parker







































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