An exposé of massive corruption in Brooklyn in the fifties

EXCELLENT LATE FILM-NOIR...GRITTY POLICE-CORRUPTION...BASED ON A TRUE STORY

Establishing shot used as the office building for District Attorney Michael W. Norris

Brooklyn Borough Hall - Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Margaret Hayes, Bobby Helms, and Darren McGavin in The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

When the law is suspended for a price, and truth and justice can be peddled in the marketplace, then every citizen's in danger. The law belongs to the highest bidder.

Tol Avery and Darren McGavin in The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

Darren McGavin in The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

Warren Stevens in The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

Tol Avery and John Zaremba in The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

Margaret Hayes and Darren McGavin in The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

Bobby Helms in The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

Darren McGavin

Margaret Hayes

Warren Stevens

Ed Reid

Daniel B. Ullman

Bernard Gordon

Fact-based story of a rookie cop who takes on a crime syndicate involved in corrupting government officials in Brooklyn, New York.

Paul Wendkos

The Case Against Brooklyn

&apos;Fact-based&quot;? I&apos;m not sure. But it is a dandy film.

IMDB calls &quot;The Case Against Brooklyn&quot; a &apos;fact-based film&apos;. What does that mean? Does it mean that the story is a true story? I have no idea, as IMDB, Wikipedia and other sources don&apos;t say anything more about this aspect of the movie.

The story is, of course, set in Brooklyn. The city is very ill-served by its police force, as many cops seem to be on the take...accepting bribes to help a huge bookmaking outfit. But they are not just bookmakers, but send out rough goons to collect...and they don&apos;t seem to mind hurting or even killing people in the process.

Because so many cops could be involved, the Commissioner decides to recruit a rookie (Darren McGavin) from the police academy to go undercover along with a fellow rookie. But the road is tough for the rookies, as the crooks and crooked cops will stop at nothing to silence them. What&apos;s next? See the film.

In some ways this movie is a lot like film noir. On one hand, the story is very tough, violent and unflinching...just like good noir. But, on the other, the usual dark cinematography and camerawork isn&apos;t present in this one...which isn&apos;t a problem as the script is quite taut and exciting. Well worth seeing...and a really good, gritty cop picture.

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'Fact-based"? I'm not sure. But it is a dandy film.

IMDB calls "The Case Against Brooklyn" a 'fact-based film'. What does that mean? Does it mean that the story is a true story? I have no idea, as IMDB, Wikipedia and other sources don't say anything more about this aspect of the movie.

The story is, of course, set in Brooklyn. The city is very ill-served by its police force, as many cops seem to be on the take...accepting bribes to help a huge bookmaking outfit. But they are not just bookmakers, but send out rough goons to collect...and they don't seem to mind hurting or even killing people in the process.

Because so many cops could be involved, the Commissioner decides to recruit a rookie (Darren McGavin) from the police academy to go undercover along with a fellow rookie. But the road is tough for the rookies, as the crooks and crooked cops will stop at nothing to silence them. What's next? See the film.

In some ways this movie is a lot like film noir. On one hand, the story is very tough, violent and unflinching...just like good noir. But, on the other, the usual dark cinematography and camerawork isn't present in this one...which isn't a problem as the script is quite taut and exciting. Well worth seeing...and a really good, gritty cop picture.

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