He puts his electronics expertise to work assisting gangster vince walters barry kelly in expanding his illegal racing wire, and, when walters is murdered, granger takes over the operation. Shop 711 ocean drive dvd 1950 region 1 us import ntsc. He meets kelley and porter and fixes up a system that will bring them the race results of faraway tracks. Eventually he runs afoul of the big boss of an eastern bookie syndicate otto kruger and vainly attempts to escape with his life in a slambang final at boulder dam.
The horatio alger parable gets the film noir treatment with the redoubtable edmund obrien. He plays a telephone repairman who uses his knowledge to. Newman and starring edmond obrien, joanne dru and otto kruger. With edmond obrien, joanne dru, otto kruger, barry kelley.
Read the full synopsis of 711 ocean drive, 1950, directed by joseph m. Academy award winner edmond obrien best supporting actor, the barefoot contessa, 1954 stars in this topflight film noir, based on actual events. In the film, danny ocean played by sinatra recruits a gang of his old army buddies to simultaneously rob five. But that apparently sent the wrong message for the moviemaking politics of 1950. View 22 photos for 1950 s ocean dr apt 16 d, hallandale beach, fl 33009 a 1 bed, 2 bath, 870 sq. Ocean 8 streaming vf voir en streaming vf complet vostfr en francais gratuitement, voir streaming complet gratuitement vf hd, ocean. Combining noir with a semidocumentary approach, 711 is ostensibly an expose of gambling rackets, but at heart its an exploration of an ambitious individual whose quick rise through the ranks of organized crime is followed by a precipitous fall. An electronics expert creates a huge bookie broadcast system for his crime boss, and takes over operations when his boss is murdered.
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