The Captive City
“NO PUNCHES PULLED...NO TRUTHS UNTOLD!”
A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.
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Cast
23 people
John Forsythe
James "Jim" C. Austin
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The Trouble with Harry
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Joan Camden
Marge Austin
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Tower of London
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Harold J. Kennedy
Don Carey
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Riot in Cell Block 11
Marjorie Crossland
Mrs. Margaret Sirak
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Bright Victory
The Company She Keeps
Victor Sutherland
Murray Sirak
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Donovan's Brain
Powder River
Ray Teal
Chief Gillette
Known for
Bonanza
Ace in the Hole
Martin Milner
Phil Harding
Known for
Sweet Smell of Success
13 Ghosts
Geraldine Hall
Mrs. Nelson
Known for
Ace in the Hole
Hal K. Dawson
Clyde Nelson
Known for
Superman and the Mole Men
The Tin Star
Ian Wolfe
Rev. Nash
Known for
THX 1138
Witness for the Prosecution
Gladys Hurlbut
Linda Purcy
Known for
The Long, Long Trailer
Jess Kirkpatrick
Anderson
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D.O.A.
Robert Wise Director · Karl Kamb Screenplay Alvin M. Josephy Screenplay
United States release March 26, 1952 · Produced in United States · Production Aspen Productions, United Artists Pictures
Production
United Artists
Production
Aspen Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 26, 1952
Theatrical
France
September 18, 1953 · Theatrical
August 22, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
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