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Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday

The most ruthless Robinson of all time!

19546.11h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Written by Sydney Boehm
Produced by Robert Goldstein
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Top Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Vincent Canelli

Jean Parker

Jean Parker

Hatti Combest

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Peter Manning

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Father Slocum

Warren Stevens

Warren Stevens

Joey Stewart

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Sylvia Findley

Ellen Norris

Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Frank Carson

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

Lou Mehrtens

James Bell

James Bell

John Norris

Vic Perrin

Vic Perrin

Dr. Hart

Themes & Keywords

death rowprison escapeescaped convictfilm noir

About Black Tuesday

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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