• Source: Shoot to Kill (1947 film)

      • Shoot to Kill, also known as Police Reporter, is a 1947 American film noir directed by William Berke and starring Robert Kent, Luana Walters, Edmund MacDonald and Russell Wade.


      Plot


      Pursued by police cars, a fleeing motor vehicle crashes off the side of the road. The survivor relates the events that preceded the chase in flashback format. A former gangster is framed by a corrupt district attorney. With his wife and an investigative reporter, he gathers proof of his innocence in hopes of clearing his name.


      Cast


      Russell Wade as investigative reporter George "Mitch" Mitchell
      Luana Walters (billed as Susan Walters) as Marian Langdon - Logan's wife
      Edmund MacDonald as the corrupt Asst. DA, Lawrence Dale
      Robert Kent (billed as Douglas Blackley) as former gangster "Dixie" Logan aka Judge Joel Conroy
      Vince Barnett as Charlie Gill - Janitor
      Nestor Paiva as Gus Miller - Gangster
      Charles Trowbridge as District Attorney John Forsythe
      Harry Brown as Jim Forman - Paid witness
      Ted Hecht as Al Collins - Paid witness
      Harry Cheshire as Mike Blake - Gangster
      Robert Riordan as Ed Carter
      Joe Devlin as Smokey, Man Tailing Dale
      Eddie Foster as Bingo, Man Tailing Dale
      Frank O'Connor as Deputy Clem Sparks
      Sammy Stein as Blackie
      Gene Rodgers as Piano Player


      Reception


      The New York Times panned the film, writing: "Screeching tires and the barking of guns are the chief sound effects in Shoot to Kill, an all-around amateurish job of movie-making which found its way into the Rialto yesterday. An outfit called Screen Guild Productions is responsible for this dilly about an assistant district attorney who double-crosses all his racketeer pals and winds up his career on a slab in the morgue. William Berke as the director-producer did not get anything resembling a performance, much less characterization, out of his players, chief of whom are Russell Wade, Susan Walters, Edmund MacDonald and Douglas Blackley."


      Soundtrack


      Gene Rodgers appears on screen performing two of his own compositions: "Ballad of the Bayou" and "Rajah's Blues." The film's score was provided by Darrell Calker.


      References




      External links


      Shoot to Kill at IMDb
      ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Shoot to Kill at AllMovie
      Shoot to Kill at the TCM Movie Database
      Shoot to Kill is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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