Portland Exposé

"THE PICTURE THEY TRIED TO STOP! Hotter than "Phenix City"!"

Aug 11 1957 Approved 1h 12m
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.

Plot

A tavern owner in Portland, Oregon gets involved in a struggle for power between two gangs attempting to control the unions. When his young daughter is attacked by one of the gangsters, he joins the faction fighting against the syndicate and gets important evidence via a tape recorder. He is discovered and he and his daughter are threatened but honest union men, come to his aid.

Written by

Jack DeWitt

Directed by

Harold D. Schuster

Cast

Edward Binns, Carolyn Craig, Virginia Gregg

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures, Lindsley Parsons Picture Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Portland Exposé (1957) - Trailer
Featurettes
Heidi Honeycutt on PORTLAND EXPOSÉ
Scores
# of Votes
365
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA