Rogue Cop

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

Jun 17 1955 Approved 1h 32m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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

Plot

Detective Chris Kelvaney has a brother, Eddie, who also is a policeman. He witnessed a murderer running away from the scene of the crime. Chris has contacts with the gangster Beaumonte, who is willing to pay $15,000 if Eddie withdraws his testimony. But Eddie is an honorable cop and refuses. Beaumonte makes sure that Eddie is killed. After his death, Kelvaney starts to track down his brother's killer.

Written by

Sydney Boehm, William P. McGivern

Directed by

Roy Rowland

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
1,083
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA