''The Miami Story'' is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Barry Sullivan,

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and Adele Jergens. It was produced by

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for distribution by

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. The film features an introduction by Florida senator

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Plot

Miami mob boss Tony Brill and hit man Ted Delacorte continue to elude the law. A scheme is hatched by attorney Frank Alton to bring former murder suspect Mick Flagg out of hiding, hoping he can infiltrate Brill's outfit. Flagg reluctantly agrees. He leaves young son Gil with a Florida family, then gains Brill's trust, as well as that of Holly Abbott, whose sister Gwen is now the girlfriend of Brill. Although he succeeds in disrupting Brill's business interests, Flagg is helpless to prevent Holly from being physically assaulted and Gil kidnapped. Holly betrays her sister, resulting in Gwen's arrest. A trap is set for Brill and Delacorte, who attempt to flee on a speedboat but are nabbed by the law.

Cast

* Barry Sullivan as Mick Flagg, aka Mike Pierce *

as Tony Brill * John Baer as Ted Delacorte * Adele Jergens as Gwen Abbott *

Beverly Garland Beverly Lucy Garland (née Fessenden; October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American actress. Her work in feature films primarily consisted of small parts in a few major productions or leads in low-budget action or science-fiction movie ...

as Holly Abbott *

Dan Riss Frederic Daniel Riss (March 22, 1910 – August 28, 1970) was an American actor who had a career from 1949 to 1965. Filmography References External links * 1910 births 1970 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male f ...

as Frank Alton *

Damian O'Flynn Damian O'Flynn (January 29, 1907 – August 8, 1982) was an Irish- American actor of film and television originally from Boston, Massachusetts. Biography O'Flynn made his screen debut in ''Marked Woman'' (1937), after which he was a freelance p ...

as Police Chief Martin Belman *

Chris Alcaide John Thomas Berger (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He mostly appeared on western television shows including, ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Rawhide'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', ''Trackdown'', ...

as Robert Bishop * Gene Darcy as Johnny Loker * George E. Stone as Louie Mott * David Kasday as Gil Flagg *

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as Harry Dobey, Editor * John Hamilton as Clifton Staley * Al Hill as Simmons, Detective * Lili St. Cyr as Stripper

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at Variety 1954 films 1954 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films Films set in Miami Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Fred F. Sears 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-crime-film-stub