The Big Heat

A hard cop and a soft dame.

7.7 / 10

English / 89 min. / 1953-10-14

the genres:

Storyline:

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.

Cast:

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

as Debby Marsh

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

as Vince Stone

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

as Bertha Duncan

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

as Mike Lagana

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn Brando

as Katie Bannion

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

as Tierney

Willis Bouchey

Willis Bouchey

as Lt. Ted Wilks

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

as Det. Gus Burke

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

as Larry Gordon

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

as Doris

Howard Wendell

Howard Wendell

as Police Commissioner Higgins

Chris Alcaide

Chris Alcaide

as George Rose

Michael Granger

Michael Granger

as Hugo

Dorothy Green

Dorothy Green

as Lucy Chapman

Ric Roman

Ric Roman

as Baldy

Dan Seymour

Dan Seymour

as Mr. Atkins

Edith Evanson

Edith Evanson

as Selma Parker

Harry Lauter

Harry Lauter

as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)

Michael Ross

Michael Ross

as Segal (uncredited)

Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold

as Retreat Waiter (uncredited)

Sidney Clute

Sidney Clute

as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Michael Jeffers

as Retreat Patron (uncredited)

Linda Bennett

Linda Bennett

as Joyce Bannion (uncredited)

Charles Cane

Charles Cane

as Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)

Byron Kane

Byron Kane

as Police Surgeon (uncredited)

John Close

John Close

as Policeman (uncredited)

Phil Chambers

Phil Chambers

as Hettrick (uncredited)

John Crawford

John Crawford

as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)

John Doucette

John Doucette

as Mark Reiner (uncredited)

Al Eben

Al Eben

as Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)

Douglas Evans

Douglas Evans

as Councilman Gillen (uncredited)

Fritz Ford

Fritz Ford

as Sailor (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

as Cabby (uncredited)

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

as Moving Man (uncredited)

John Merton

John Merton

as Man (uncredited)

Celia Lovsky

Celia Lovsky

as Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)

Ted Stanhope

Ted Stanhope

as Lagana's Butler (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Herbert Lytton

as Martin (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Mike Mahoney

as Dixon (uncredited)

Laura Mason

Laura Mason

as B-Girl (uncredited)

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

as George Fuller (uncredited)

Joseph Mell

Joseph Mell

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Patrick Miller

Patrick Miller

as Intern (uncredited)

William Murphy

William Murphy

as Reds (uncredited)

Ezelle Poule

Ezelle Poule

as Mrs Tucker (uncredited)

Norma Randall

Norma Randall

as Jill (uncredited)

Robert Stevenson

Robert Stevenson

as Bill Rutherford (uncredited)

William Vedder

William Vedder

as Janitor (uncredited)