''Inside Detroit'' is a 1956 American

film noir Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American ' ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Fred F. Sears Frederick Francis Sears (July 7, 1913 – November 30, 1957) was an American film actor and director. Biography Sears, formerly based in Boston as a dramatic director and instructor, was hired as a dialogue director by Columbia Pictures i ...

and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Pat O'Brien and

Tina Carver Tina Carver (March 24, 1922 – February 18, 1982) was an American film actress and model active in the 1950s. Filmography Feature films *''The Man Who Turned to Stone'' (1957) as Big Marge *''Chain of Evidence'' (1957) as Claire Ramsey *' ...

. ''Inside Detroit'' is centered on corruption within the United Auto Workers union and is loosely adapted from the true tale of the Reuther brothers. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Paul Palmentola.

Plot

Blair Vickers (O'Keefe) is head of the UAW union whose brother is killed during the bombing of the union headquarters. Gus Linden (O'Brien), a gangster determined to gain control of the UAW, is the man behind the bombing.

Cast

* Dennis O'Keefe as Blair Vickers * Pat O'Brien as Gus Linden *

as Joni Calvin * Margaret Field as Barbara Linden * Mark Damon as Gregg Linden * Larry J. Blake as Max Harkness * Ken Christy as Ben Macauley * Joe Turkel as Pete Link * Paul Bryar as Sam Foran * Robert E. Griffin as Hoagy Mitchell *

Guy Kingsford Guy Duncan Kingsford (September 30, 1911 – November 9, 1986) was an English-born American film, television, and radio actor. Biography Born in Redhill, Surrey in the United Kingdom, he was the son of British actor Walter Kingsford who mov ...

as Jenkins * Dick Rich as Toby Gordon * Norman Leavitt as Preacher Bronislav * Katherine Warren as Ethel Linden

Bibliography

* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

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