| Mr. Soft Touch (1949) |
| When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WW2 hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail. /// A returning war hero who is on the run from the mob learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner. / Just before Christmas, Joe Miracle, a returning WWII war veteran, comes home to learn that gangster Barney Teener has taken over his nightclub and murdered Joe's partner. Joe loots the club's safe for $100,000 and then finds sanctuary in a settlement house run by Jenny Jones who mistakes him for a down-and-out musician. Eventually, Joe comes to understand the importance of her work. "Early" Byrd, a newspaper columnist, learns Joe's true identity and writes a column that puts Teener on his trail. The gangsters recover the money after setting fire to the settlement house, but Joe steals it again and returns to the gutted welfare house disgui |
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1949
08/01/1949
Approved
Film
93 minutes
B
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Genre:
Crime
Drama
Romance
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Director(s):
Gordon Douglas
Henry Levin
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Christmas Elements:
| 00:02:10 |
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Christmas, Santa Claus, Hark The Herald (music) |
| 00:02:15 |
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Christmas, Santa Claus, Hark The Herald (music) |
| 00:06:23 |
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Christmas tree in apartment |
| 00:08:05 |
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Glenn Ford by Christmas tree in apt |
| 00:08:30 |
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Glenn Ford by Christmas tree in apt |
| Cast:
Glenn Ford
/ Joe Miracle
Evelyn Keyes
/ Jenny Jones
John Ireland
/ Henry 'Early' Byrd
Beulah Bondi
/ Clara Hangale
Percy Kilbride
/ Rickle
Clara Blandick
/ Susan Balmuss
Ted de Corsia
/ Rainey
Stanley Clements
/ Yonzi
Roman Bohnen
/ Barney Teener
Harry Shannon
/ Police Sergeant Garrett
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