The Big Heat (1953)

The Big Heat (1953)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1953-10-14 United States of America 89 Min. PG-13
7.7 509 votes
Crime, Thriller

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

Glenn Ford is Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Gloria Grahame is Debby Marsh
Debby Marsh
Lee Marvin is Vince Stone
Vince Stone
Jeanette Nolan is Bertha Duncan
Bertha Duncan
Alexander Scourby is Mike Lagana
Mike Lagana
Jocelyn Brando is Katie Bannion
Katie Bannion
Peter Whitney is Tierney
Tierney
Willis Bouchey is Lt. Ted Wilks
Lt. Ted Wilks
Robert Burton is Det. Gus Burke
Det. Gus Burke
Adam Williams is Larry Gordon
Larry Gordon
Howard Wendell is Police Commissioner Higgins
Police Commissioner Higgins
Chris Alcaide is George Rose
George Rose
Dorothy Green is Lucy Chapman
Lucy Chapman
Ric Roman is Baldy
Baldy
Dan Seymour is Mr. Atkins
Mr. Atkins
Edith Evanson is Selma Parker
Selma Parker
Harry Lauter is Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Michael Ross is Segal (uncredited)
Segal (uncredited)
Phil Arnold is Retreat Waiter (uncredited)
Retreat Waiter (uncredited)
Sidney Clute is Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers is Retreat Patron (uncredited)
Retreat Patron (uncredited)
Linda Bennett is Joyce Bannion (uncredited)
Joyce Bannion (uncredited)
Charles Cane is Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)
Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)
Byron Kane is Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
John Close is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Phil Chambers is Hettrick (uncredited)
Hettrick (uncredited)
John Crawford is Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
John Doucette is Mark Reiner (uncredited)
Mark Reiner (uncredited)
Al Eben is Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)
Harry Shoenstein (uncredited)
Douglas Evans is Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
Fritz Ford is Sailor (uncredited)
Sailor (uncredited)
Donald Kerr is Cabby (uncredited)
Cabby (uncredited)
Lyle Latell is Moving Man (uncredited)
Moving Man (uncredited)
John Merton is Man (uncredited)
Man (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky is Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)
Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope is Lagana's Butler (uncredited)
Lagana's Butler (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton is Martin (uncredited)
Martin (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney is Dixon (uncredited)
Dixon (uncredited)
Laura Mason is B-Girl (uncredited)
B-Girl (uncredited)
Paul Maxey is George Fuller (uncredited)
George Fuller (uncredited)
Joseph Mell is Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Patrick Miller is Intern (uncredited)
Intern (uncredited)
William Murphy is Reds (uncredited)
Reds (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule is Mrs Tucker (uncredited)
Mrs Tucker (uncredited)
Norma Randall is Jill (uncredited)
Jill (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson is Bill Rutherford (uncredited)
Bill Rutherford (uncredited)
William Vedder is Janitor (uncredited)
Janitor (uncredited)