The Naked Street
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| Directed by | Maxwell Shane |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
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| Story by | Leo Katcher |
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| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
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Edward Small Productions
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Naked Street is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Maxwell Shane. The drama features Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty for a murder he did in fact commit, so that they can get married. Later, when he learns that Nicky is cheating on Rosalie, he arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Farley Granger later said that he thought the movie was "preachy, trite and pedestrian," although he welcomed the opportunity to work with Anthony Quinn and Anne Bancroft.
When the film was released, The New York Times film critic, Bosley Crowther, panned the film, writing, "The whole spectacle is dismal and uninspiring. The only cheerful thing that occurs is that the sister and wife, played by Anne Bancroft, falls in love with and marries a newspaper man."TV Guide rated it 3/5 stars and called it a "solid, fast-paced crime tale".
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