Breakdown (1952)
HE WAS A KNOCK-OUT WITH THE WOMEN...BUT WOMEN and BOXING DON'T MIX!
A boxer (William Bishop) jailed for murder proves his girlfriend's (Ann Richards) wealthy father and a ward boss framed him.
- Date of release
- 1952-07-16
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Edmond Angelo
Casting
- Ann Richards — June Hannum
- William Bishop — Terry Williams
- Anne Gwynne — Candy Allen
- Sheldon Leonard — Nick Sampson
- Wally Cassell — Pete Sampson
- Richard Benedict — Harry 'Punchy' Adams
- Joe McTurk — 'Longshot' Maginnis
- John Vosper — Judge Sam Hannum
- Roy Engel — Al Bell
- Norman Rainey — Doc
- Hal Baylor — Joe Thompson - champ
- Elena Sirangelo — Mrs. Prescott
Interesting facts
Breakdown is a 1952 American crime film noir directed by Edmond Angelo and starring Ann Richards, William Bishop and Anne Gwynne.
Production
Ann Richards was the wife of the film's director Edmond Angelo. She had retired from showbusiness three years earlier to raise her children and returned to permanent retirement after appearing in Breakdown.
Filming began on December 1, 1951 at Republic Studios and lasted for 11 days.
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