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The Sellout (film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Sellout' is a 1952 American film noir directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter and Paula Raymond..

Plot



Big-city newspaper editor Haven D. Allridge (Pidgeon) starts a crusade against corrupt small-town sheriff Burke (Gomez) after he gets a first-hand taste of Burke's version of justice. Although Burke blackmails Allridge into silence using the misdeeds of Allridge's son-in-law, county prosecutor Randy Stauton (Mitchell), state attorney Chick Johnson (Hodiak) continues the fight.

Cast



* Walter Pidgeon as Haven D. Allridge

* John Hodiak as Chick Johnson

* Audrey Totter as Cleo Bethel

* Paula Raymond as Peggy Stauton

* Thomas Gomez as Kellwin C. Burke

* Cameron Mitchell as Randy Stauton

* Karl Malden as Captain Buck Maxwell

* Everett Sloane as Nelson S. Tarsson

* Jonathan Cott as Ned Grayton

* Frank Cady as Bennie Amboy

* Hugh Sanders as Judge Neeler

* Griff Barnett as Attorney General Morrisson

* Burt Mustin as Elk M. Ludens

* Whit Bissell as Wilfred Jackson

* Roy Engel as Sam F. Slaper

Reception



According to MGM records the film made $434,000 in the US and Canada and $211,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $227,000.

References




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