Johnny O'Clock

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Johnny O'Clock (1947)

NR 01/23/1947 (US) Crime, Drama 1h 35m

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When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

Robert Rossen

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Dick Powell

Johnny O'Clock
Evelyn Keyes

Nancy Hobson
Lee J. Cobb

Inspector Koch
Ellen Drew

Nelle Marchettis
Nina Foch

Harriet Hobson
Thomas Gomez

Pete Marchettis
John Kellogg

Charlie
Jim Bannon

Chuck Blayden
Mabel Paige

Slatternly Woman Tenant
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A review by John Chard

70%

Written by John Chard on February 20, 2017

You play very cute, and nasty!

Johnny O'Clock has everything under control. He has a partnership in a thriving casino and all his little peccadilloes are at ease in his world. Then things start to go awry, his partnership with Marchettis comes under severe pressure on account of Mrs Marchettis' dalliances, and worst of all, the hat check girl he had a soft spot for has turned up dead. Johnny is feeling the heat, from every corner of his world it seems.

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