Facing El Chapo
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Film / 1953
Le Port de la drogue
Directed by
Samuel Fuller
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
The story
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
Cast
Richard WidmarkSkip McCoy
Jean PetersCandy
Thelma RitterMoe Williams
Murvyn VyeCaptain Dan Tiger
Richard KileyJoey
Willis BoucheyZara
Milburn StoneDetective Winoki
Parley BaerHeadquarters Communist in Chair (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgFight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank KumagaiLum (uncredited)
Virginia CarrollNurse (uncredited)
Harry CarterDetective Dietrich (uncredited)
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Clancy CooperDetective Eddie (uncredited)
Henry SlateDetective MacGregor (uncredited)
Heinie ConklinSubway Passenger (uncredited)
George EldredgeFenton (uncredited)
John GallaudetDetective Lieutenant Campion (uncredited)
Alan ReedDetective (uncredited)
Robert HainesLibrary Worker (uncredited)
Jay Loft-LynMicrofilm Library Clerk (uncredited)
Ray MontgomeryRay, FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jerry O'SullivanFBI Agent Enyart (uncredited)
Ray StevensFBI Agent (uncredited)
Ralph MoodyCoffin Boat Captain (uncredited)
Roger MooreMr. Victor (uncredited)
Vic PerryLightning Louie (uncredited)
George E. StoneWillie, Police Desk Clerk (uncredited)
King MojaveElevator Passenger (uncredited)
Harry TenbrookElevator Passenger (uncredited)
Stuart RandallPolice Commissioner (uncredited)
Wilson WoodPolice Driver (uncredited)
Maurice SamuelsPeddler (uncredited)
George BerkeleySecondary Role (uncredited)
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