''Inside Detroit'' is a 1956 American

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directed by Fred F. Sears and starring

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, Pat O'Brien 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

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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 * Pat O'Brien as Gus Linden * Tina Carver as Joni Calvin * Margaret Field as Barbara Linden *

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

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as Ben Macauley *

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as Pete Link *

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as Sam Foran * Robert E. Griffin as Hoagy Mitchell *

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as Jenkins * Dick Rich as Toby Gordon *

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as Preacher Bronislav *

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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 Films produced by Sam Katzman {{1950s-US-film-stub