14 Oct 1953
The Big Heat
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
The Phenix City Story
ALABAMA'S CITY OF SIN AND SHAME!
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.
Top Billed Cast
John McIntire Albert L. "Pat" Patterson
Richard Kiley John Patterson
Kathryn Grant Ellie Rhodes
Edward Andrews Rhett Tanner
Lenka Peterson Mary Jo Patterson
Biff McGuire Fred Gage
Truman Smith Ed Gage
Jean Carson Cassie
Kathy Marlowe Mamie
John Larch Clem Wilson
Allen Nourse Jeb Bassett
James Edwards Zeke Ward
Helen Martin Helen Ward
Otto Hulett Hugh Bentley
George Mitchell Hugh Britton
Ma Beachie Self
James E. Seymour Self
Clete Roberts Self, The Interviewer
Ed Strickland Self
Hugh Bentley Self
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