
Dark Passage(1947)
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.


“The most ruthless Robinson of all time!”
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.

Edward G. Robinson
Vincent Canelli

Jean Parker
Hatti Combest

Peter Graves
Peter Manning

Milburn Stone
Father Slocum

Warren Stevens
Joey Stewart
Sylvia Findley
Ellen Norris

Jack Kelly
Frank Carson

Hal Baylor
Lou Mehrtens

James Bell
John Norris

Vic Perrin
Dr. Hart
Black Tuesday is a crime, thriller film released in 1954 exploring themes of death row, prison escape, escaped convict, film noir. Directed by Hugo Fregonese, it stars Edward G. Robinson, Jean Parker, Peter Graves. Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
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