A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey (1955)

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Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to carry out the abduction, balks when he learns what is at stake and helps Leduc out instead.

Date of release
1955-04-15
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (29)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Director
Lewis Allen

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

A Bullet for Joey is a 1955 film noir directed by Lewis Allen and starring Edward G. Robinson and George Raft. The picture involves a gangster who sneaks into Canada to kidnap a scientist for the communists. The supporting cast features Audrey Totter, Peter van Eyck, George Dolenz and Peter Hansen.

Production

The film was originally titled Canada's Great Manhunt. It was inspired by a magazine article by Stephen Brott. The article was built into a full story by James Benson Nablo, and it was optioned by Samuel Bischoff and David Diamond. Geoffrey Homes wrote the script and George Raft and Edward G. Robinson were signed to play the leads. Gloria Grahame was sought to play the female lead.

Filming began on December 10, 1954. Robinson and Raft each paid writer A. I. Bezzerides to assist with their dialogue.

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