The Sellout (film)

1952 film by Gerald Mayer
  • January 25, 1952 (1952-01-25) (United States)
Running time
83 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$596,000[1]Box office$645,000[1]

The Sellout is a 1952 American film noir directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter and Paula Raymond.[2]

Plot

Big-city newspaper editor Haven D. Allridge (Pidgeon) starts a crusade against corrupt small-town sheriff Burke (Gomez) after he gets a first-hand taste of Burke's version of justice. Although Burke blackmails Allridge into silence using the misdeeds of Allridge's son-in-law, county prosecutor Randy Stauton (Mitchell), state attorney Chick Johnson (Hodiak) continues the fight.

Cast

  • Walter Pidgeon as Haven D. Allridge
  • John Hodiak as Chick Johnson
  • Audrey Totter as Cleo Bethel
  • Paula Raymond as Peggy Stauton
  • Thomas Gomez as Kellwin C. Burke
  • Cameron Mitchell as Randy Stauton
  • Karl Malden as Captain Buck Maxwell
  • Everett Sloane as Nelson S. Tarsson
  • Jonathan Cott as Ned Grayton
  • Frank Cady as Bennie Amboy
  • Hugh Sanders as Judge Neeler
  • Griff Barnett as Attorney General Morrisson
  • Burt Mustin as Elk M. Ludens
  • Whit Bissell as Wilfred Jackson
  • Roy Engel as Sam F. Slaper

Reception

According to MGM records, the film made $434,000 in the US and Canada and $211,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $227,000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ The Sellout at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.


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