The Big Heat
7.647
89 minutes
10/14/1953
Overview
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Cast List
Glenn Ford
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame
as Debby Marsh
Lee Marvin
as Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan
as Bertha Duncan
Alexander Scourby
as Mike Lagana
Jocelyn Brando
as Katie Bannion
Peter Whitney
as Tierney
Willis Bouchey
as Lt. Ted Wilks
Robert Burton
as Det. Gus Burke
Adam Williams
as Larry Gordon
Carolyn Jones
as Doris
Howard Wendell
as Police Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide
as George Rose
Michael Granger
as Hugo
Dorothy Green
as Lucy Chapman
Ric Roman
as Baldy
Dan Seymour
as Mr. Atkins
Edith Evanson
as Selma Parker
Harry Lauter
as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Michael Ross
as Segal (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
as Retreat Waiter (uncredited)
Sidney Clute
as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Retreat Patron (uncredited)
Linda Bennett
as Joyce Bannion (uncredited)
Charles Cane
as Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)
Byron Kane
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
John Close
as Policeman (uncredited)
Phil Chambers
as Hettrick (uncredited)
John Crawford
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
John Doucette
as Mark Reiner (uncredited)
Al Eben
as Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
as Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
as Sailor (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Cabby (uncredited)
Lyle Latell
as Moving Man (uncredited)
John Merton
as Man (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky
as Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
as Lagana's Butler (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
as Martin (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Dixon (uncredited)
Laura Mason
as B-Girl (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
as George Fuller (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Patrick Miller
as Intern (uncredited)
William Murphy
as Reds (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule
as Mrs Tucker (uncredited)
Norma Randall
as Jill (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
as Bill Rutherford (uncredited)
William Vedder
as Janitor (uncredited)