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Illegal /The big steal / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; produced by Frank P. Rosenberg ; screenplay by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb ; directed by Lewis Allen. ; Turner Entertainment Co. ; RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. presents ; produced by Jack J. Gross ; screenplay by Geoffrey Homes & Gerald Drayson Adams ; directed by Don Siegel.

Allen, Lewis, 1905-2000 (director.). Rosenberg, Frank P., (producer.). Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982 (screenwriter.). Webb, James R., (screenwriter.). Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 (actor.). Foch, Nina, (actor.). Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982 (actor.). Mansfield, Jayne, 1933-1967 (actor.). Gross, Jack J., (producer.). Siegel, Don, 1912-1991 (director.). Homes, Geoffrey, 1902-1977 (screenwriter.). Adams, Gerald Drayson, (screenwriter.). Mitchum, Robert, (actor.). Greer, Jane, 1924-2001 (actor.). Bendix, William, 1906-1964 (actor.). Knowles, Patric, 1911-1995 (actor.). Novarro, Ramon, 1899-1968 (actor.). Alvarado, Don, (actor.). Qualen, John, 1899-1987 (actor.). Steiner, Max, 1888-1971 (composer.). Harline, Leigh, (composer.). Wormser, Richard, 1908-1977 Road to Carmichael's. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Added Author). Turner Entertainment Co. (Added Author). RKO Radio Pictures. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Illegal: Ambitious D.A. Victor Scott zealously prosecutes Ed Clary for a woman's murder. But as Clary walks to the electric chair, Scott receives evidence that exonerates the condemned man. Realizing that he's made a terrible mistake he tries to stop the execution, but is too late. Scott resigns as a prosecutor and enters private practice. He draws the attention of mob kingpin Frank Garland. Scott represents one of Garland's stooges on a murder rap and Scott, in a grand display of courtroom theatrics, wins the case. Embroiled in dirty mob politics, the situation becomes intolerable when his former protege is charged with a murder that seems to implicate her as an informant to the Garland mob.

The big steal: Jane and Duke (alias Capt. Blake) accidentally meet in Vera Cruz while chasing flim-flam man Fiske. Soon the local Inspector General (El Gato) is involved. Fiske races across Mexico, pursued by Jane and Duke, trailed by the real Capt. Blake. The crafty Inspector General is waiting for them in Tihuacan but they all give him the slip.

Record details

ISBN: 1419851233
ISBN: 9781419851230
ISBN: 1419856596
ISBN: 9781419856594
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2007]
Copyright: ©2007

Content descriptions

General Note:	The big steal based on the Saturday Evening Post story "The road to Carmichael's" by Richard Wormser. Illegal originally released as a motion picture in 1955; The big steal originally released as a motion picture in 1949. Special features: Commentaries by Nina Foch and film historian Patricia King Hanson on 'Illegal' and film historian Richard B. Jewell on 'The big steal;' vintage "Behind the cameras" segment with Edward G. Robinson from the 'Warner Bros. presents' TV series; new featurettes: "Illegal: marked for life" and "The big steal: look behind you;" theatrical trailers.
Formatted Contents Note:	Illegal (88 min. ; 1955) -- Big steal (72 min. ; 1949).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Illegal: Music, Max Steiner ; director of photography, J. Peverell Marley ; editor, Thomas Reilly. The big steal: Director of photography, Harry J. Wild ; editor, Samuel E. Beetley ; music, Leigh Harline.
Participant or Performer Note:	Illegal cast: Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield, Henry Kulky, DeForest Kelly. The big steal cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.
Language Note:	English dialogue with optional French subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and the hearing impaired.