''Inside Detroit'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring

Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe (born Edward Vanes Flanagan, Jr., March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor and writer. Early years Born in Fort Madison, Iowa, O'Keefe was the son of Edward Flanagan and Charlotte Flanagan, Irish vaudevill ...

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and Tina Carver. ''Inside Detroit'' is centered on corruption within the

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union and is loosely adapted from the true tale of the Reuther brothers. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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Plot

Blair Vickers (O'Keefe) is head of the UAW union whose brother is killed during the bombing of the union headquarters. Gus Linden (O'Brien), a gangster determined to gain control of the UAW, is the man behind the bombing.

Cast

as Blair Vickers *

as Gus Linden * Tina Carver as Joni Calvin *

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as Barbara Linden *

Mark Damon Mark Damon (born April 22, 1933) is an American film actor and producer. He became noted for roles in films like Roger Corman's ''House of Usher'', before moving to Italy and becoming a notable Western star and member of the 1960s Dolce Vita ...

as Gregg Linden * Larry J. Blake as Max Harkness *

Ken Christy Robert Kenneth Christy (November 23, 1894 – July 23, 1962) was an American television, film, and radio character actor. Early life Born Robert Kenneth Christy, he was the second of three children of Alice Christy and Olivier B. Christy. ...

as Ben Macauley *

Joe Turkel Joseph Turkel (July 15, 1927 – June 27, 2022) was an American character actor who starred in film and television during the Golden Age Era in the 1950s and 1960s. He is known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick's films '' The Killing'', ''Paths ...

as Pete Link *

Paul Bryar Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series. Career Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ...

as Sam Foran * Robert E. Griffin as Hoagy Mitchell * Guy Kingsford as Jenkins * Dick Rich as Toby Gordon *

Norman Leavitt Norman Turner Leavitt (December 1, 1913 – December 11, 2005) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Leavitt was born in Lansing, Michigan. He began his stage career in 1935, appearing as a wedding guest in the Broadway ...

as Preacher Bronislav *

Katherine Warren Katherine Warren (July 12, 1905 – July 17, 1965) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in the 1949 film ''All the King's Men'', the 1951 film '' The Prowler'', and the 1954 film ''The Caine Mutiny''. Ca ...

as Ethel Linden

Bibliography

* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* * * * 1956 films Film noir 1956 crime films American crime films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Fred F. Sears Films set in the 1950s Films set in Detroit Films about the labor movement 1950s English-language films 1950s American films American black-and-white films English-language crime films {{1950s-crime-film-stub