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Appointment with Danger

Appointment with Danger

1950Movie⏱️ 1h 30mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirThriller
⭐ 6.6
IMDB Rating
1,643 votes

When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.

Director
Lewis Allen
Writers
Richard L. Breen, Warren Duff
Stars
Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart
Release Date
May 25, 1951
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
as Al Goddard
Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert
as Sister Augustine
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart
as Earl Boettiger
Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling
as Dodie
Jack Webb
Jack Webb
as Joe Regas
Stacy Harris
Stacy Harris
as Paul Ferrar
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
as George Soderquist
David Bauer
David Bauer
as David Goodman
Dan Riss
Dan Riss
as Maury Ahearn
Harry Antrim
Harry Antrim
as Taylor (Postmaster)

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

three word titlemurderwitness to a murdertaxistock footage

🎯 Categories

Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Postal Cop
by bkoganbing β€’ 2011-04-10
7/10

"If we learn one thing about the US Post Office in Appointment With Danger is that it takes care of its own. When a postal inspector winds up a homicide victim, it's another postal inspector that does the investigation. I was surprised that the FBI wasn't called in as they usually are with crimes involving the US mail. But their top cop in the person of Alan Ladd is called in when one of the inspectors is murdered. He's found dead in an alley in a small Indiana town. And there's a witness, a nun played by British import Phyllis Calvert who sees the victim being dumped and i..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Jack Webb and Harry Morgan are partnered here as a couple of thugs. They met while filming this movie and became good friends. They would go on nearly 20 years later to be partners in Dragnet 1967 (1967).

πŸ“– Synopsis

When ruthlessly dedicated postal inspector investigates the murder of a co-worker, he finds that the sole witness, a nun, has been targeted by the killers.