An intelligent and noir-ish adaptation of a Harold Robbins story, with Presley as the street hustler who makes an image for himself as a singer and performer. Excellently done with old hand Walter Matthau, unusually cast as a gangster stealing the show as usual.
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PANIC IN THE STREETS (1950)
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A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway. A dark and gritty thriller.
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THE ENFORCER (BOGART) (1950)
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Slick gangster flick with the inimitable Bogey as hard-nosed DA Martin Ferguson. With his prime witnesses being murdered one by one, cracking the underworld gang responsible looks impossible, till he meets Teresa, the one who got away. Stylishly shot with great atmosphere and slyly witty script.
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