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The Resource Illegal, [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Frank P. Rosenberg ; screenplay by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb ; directed by Lewis Allen. The big steal / Turner Entertainment Co. ; [presented by] RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Jack J. Gross ; screenplay by Geoffrey Homes & Gerald Drayson Adams ; directed by Don Siegel

Illegal, [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Frank P. Rosenberg ; screenplay by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb ; directed by Lewis Allen. The big steal / Turner Entertainment Co. ; [presented by] RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Jack J. Gross ; screenplay by Geoffrey Homes & Gerald Drayson Adams ; directed by Don Siegel

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Summary
  • Illegal: Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. Realizing that he's made a terrible mistake he tries to stop the execution, but is too late. Scott resigns as a prosecutor and enters private practice. He draws the attention of mob kingpin Frank Garland. Scott represents one of Garland's stooges on a murder rap and Scott, in a grand display of courtroom theatrics, wins the case. Embroiled in dirty mob politics, the situation becomes intolerable when his former protege is charged with a murder that seems to implicate her as an informant to the Garland mob
  • The big steal: Jane and Duke (alias Capt. Blake) accidently meet in Vera Cruz while chasing flim-flam man Fiske. Soon the local Inspector General (El Gato) is involved. Fiske races across Mexico, pursued by Jane and Duke, trailed by the real Capt. Blake. The crafty Inspector General is waiting for them in Tihuacan but they all give him the slip
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Extent
1 videodisc (160 min.)
Note
  • The big steal based on the Saturday Evening Post story "The road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser
  • Illegal originally released as a motion picture in 1955; The big steal originally released as a motion picture in 1949
  • Special features: Commentaries by Nina Foch and film historian Patricia King Hanson on 'Illegal' and film historian Richard B. Jewell on 'The big steal;' vintage "Behind the cameras" segment with Edward G. Robinson from the 'Warner Bros. presents' TV series; new featurettes: "Illegal: marked for life" and "The big steal: look behind you;" theatrical trailers
  • Videorecording
Contents
  • Illegal (88 min.)
  • The big steal (72 min.)
Isbn
9781419851230
Instance
Label
Illegal
Title
Illegal
Statement of responsibility
[presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Frank P. Rosenberg ; screenplay by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb ; directed by Lewis Allen. The big steal / Turner Entertainment Co. ; [presented by] RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Jack J. Gross ; screenplay by Geoffrey Homes & Gerald Drayson Adams ; directed by Don Siegel
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
  • Illegal: Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. Realizing that he's made a terrible mistake he tries to stop the execution, but is too late. Scott resigns as a prosecutor and enters private practice. He draws the attention of mob kingpin Frank Garland. Scott represents one of Garland's stooges on a murder rap and Scott, in a grand display of courtroom theatrics, wins the case. Embroiled in dirty mob politics, the situation becomes intolerable when his former protege is charged with a murder that seems to implicate her as an informant to the Garland mob
  • The big steal: Jane and Duke (alias Capt. Blake) accidently meet in Vera Cruz while chasing flim-flam man Fiske. Soon the local Inspector General (El Gato) is involved. Fiske races across Mexico, pursued by Jane and Duke, trailed by the real Capt. Blake. The crafty Inspector General is waiting for them in Tihuacan but they all give him the slip
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TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Illegal: Music, Max Steiner
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
English dialogue, French subtitles; closed-captioned, English subtitles for the deaf and the hearing impaired
PerformerNote
  • Illegal cast: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield
  • The big steal cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1893-1973
  • 1933-1967
  • 1924-2001
  • 1906-1964
  • 1911-1995
  • 1911-1982
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  • Robinson, Edward G.
  • Foch, Nina
  • Mansfield, Jayne
  • Mitchum, Robert
  • Greer, Jane
  • Bendix, William
  • Knowles, Patric
  • Marlowe, Hugh
Runtime
160
Series statement
Film noir classic collection double feature
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  • Gangsters
  • Malicious accusation
  • Swindlers and swindling
  • Police
  • Feature films
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired
  • Legal drama
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Illegal, [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Frank P. Rosenberg ; screenplay by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb ; directed by Lewis Allen. The big steal / Turner Entertainment Co. ; [presented by] RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Jack J. Gross ; screenplay by Geoffrey Homes & Gerald Drayson Adams ; directed by Don Siegel
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Distribution
Note
  • The big steal based on the Saturday Evening Post story "The road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser
  • Illegal originally released as a motion picture in 1955; The big steal originally released as a motion picture in 1949
  • Special features: Commentaries by Nina Foch and film historian Patricia King Hanson on 'Illegal' and film historian Richard B. Jewell on 'The big steal;' vintage "Behind the cameras" segment with Edward G. Robinson from the 'Warner Bros. presents' TV series; new featurettes: "Illegal: marked for life" and "The big steal: look behind you;" theatrical trailers
  • Videorecording
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Illegal (88 min.) -- The big steal (72 min.)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (160 min.)
Isbn
9781419851230
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085391150268
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
  • metal
  • plastic
Publisher number
115026
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocn156887837
  • OCoLC
System details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Illegal, [presented by] Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Frank P. Rosenberg ; screenplay by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb ; directed by Lewis Allen. The big steal / Turner Entertainment Co. ; [presented by] RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Jack J. Gross ; screenplay by Geoffrey Homes & Gerald Drayson Adams ; directed by Don Siegel
Distribution
Note
  • The big steal based on the Saturday Evening Post story "The road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser
  • Illegal originally released as a motion picture in 1955; The big steal originally released as a motion picture in 1949
  • Special features: Commentaries by Nina Foch and film historian Patricia King Hanson on 'Illegal' and film historian Richard B. Jewell on 'The big steal;' vintage "Behind the cameras" segment with Edward G. Robinson from the 'Warner Bros. presents' TV series; new featurettes: "Illegal: marked for life" and "The big steal: look behind you;" theatrical trailers
  • Videorecording
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Illegal (88 min.) -- The big steal (72 min.)
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (160 min.)
Isbn
9781419851230
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
085391150268
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
  • metal
  • plastic
Publisher number
115026
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • ocn156887837
  • OCoLC
System details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer
Video recording format
DVD

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