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62% Critic Match
Black Tuesday
“The most ruthless Robinson of all time!”
6.2 / 10• 1954• 1h 20m•NR• English
CrimeThriller
Storyline
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
Cast & Crew
Edward G. Robinson
Vincent Canelli
Lead
Jean Parker
Hatti Combest
Peter Graves
Peter Manning
Milburn Stone
Father Slocum
Warren Stevens
Joey Stewart
SF
Sylvia Findley
Ellen Norris
Jack Kelly
Frank Carson
Hal Baylor
Lou Mehrtens
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hugo Fregonese's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black Tuesday is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
