The Miami Story
Fed up with the rising crime rate in Miami, the police chief and leading members of the city council hire a former gangster who's gone straight to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.
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"The Miami Story is a fast moving no frills noir story about organized crime in Miami and Dade County. The supposition is that the explosive post World War II growth of the area led to a rise in organized crime and the police force did not grow with the population as well. Which calls for some drastic measures and a citizen's committee similar to the one that aided in the takedown of Al Capone in Chicago is formed here. Their reluctant operator is former gangster Barry Sullivan who says he's fronting for a Cuban syndicate. It's all one giant con game on the local Miami kingpin L..."
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Even though this was filmed while the Motion Picture Production Code (colloquially referred to as the Hays Code) was still being enforced, the filmmakers were able to push back on some of the limits, evidence that the Code was weakening in the 1950s. This film fairly graphically shows two men after being shot dead, shows a woman who had been badly beaten, and talks openly about prostitution and underage prostitution. The filmmakers most likely argued these "shocking" scenes would reiterate the pro-law-and-order message.
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Fed up with the rising crime rate in Miami, the police chief and leading members of the city council hire a former gangster who's gone straight to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.