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Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline

DARING...DANGEROUS...DIFFERENT! Meet the New Treat-Em-Rough Guy, WARREN DOUGLAS! He's the Kind Girls Talk About, But Seldom Find!

19464.31h 5mNR

Overview

A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take over his brother's illegal operations but his sweetheart, Lynn Turner, persuades him to change his ways and return to the straight and narrow.

Directed by William Beaudine
Written by Harvey Gates, Forrest Judd, Ivan Tors
Produced by Lindsley Parsons
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Top Cast

Warren Douglas

Warren Douglas

Joe Hilton

Ramsay Ames

Ramsay Ames

Lynn Turner

J

Jan Wiley

Vivian

Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Arthur Brennan

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Oney Kessel

John Harmon

John Harmon

Pinky

Bruce Edwards

Bruce Edwards

Sam Austin

George Meeker

George Meeker

Jeffrey Hilton

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Nichols

Cay Forester

Cay Forester

Blonde

Themes & Keywords

gamblingbrothergangsterrevengefilm noirelectionsweetheart

About Below the Deadline

Below the Deadline is a thriller, crime film released in 1946 exploring themes of gambling, brother, gangster, revenge, film noir, election. Directed by William Beaudine, it stars Warren Douglas, Ramsay Ames, Jan Wiley. A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take over his brother's illegal operations but his sweetheart, Lynn Turner, persuades him to change his ways and return to the straight and narrow.

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