Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop (1954)

Temptation is a thing called money and a red-lipped blonde !

A police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer.

Date of release
1954-09-17
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director
Roy Rowland

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Rogue Cop is a 1954 American film noir directed by Roy Rowland. The film was based on the novel of the same name by William P. McGivern, and starred Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, and George Raft.

Production

The film was based on a 1954 novel by William McGiven, who had written the novel on which The Big Heat was based. The New York Times called it "a classic study in guilt, retribution and atonement - without for an instant forgetting to tell an exciting story of swift action."

MGM bought the screen rights prior to publication in November 1953 and assigned Nicholas Nayfack to produce. Sidney Boehm, who had adapted The Big Heat, wrote the script.

In March 1954 MGM assigned Robert Taylor to star, with shooting to begin in May. Filming was pushed back on another Taylor film, Many Rivers to Cross.

In April 1954 Roy Rowland was assigned to direct Support roles were given to Janet Leigh, Steve Forrest and George Raft; the latter was making his first "A" picture in some years.

It was the last film Leigh made under her contract at MGM where she had been for eight years.

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