Cinematography Carl Berger, A.S.C. | Screenplay by Jack DeWitt | |
Directed by Harold SchusterAssistant directorLindsley Parsons, Jr. Starring Edward BinnsCarolyn Craig Music by Composed and conducted by Paul Dunlap | ||
Portland Exposé is a 1957 American film noir directed by Harold Schuster and starring Edward Binns and Carolyn Craig. The plot follows a tavern owner in Oregon's latest city, Portland, who is involved in a struggle for power between two gangs attempting to control the unions. The film was inspired by crime boss Jim Elkins and The McClellan Committee's investigation into Portland's underground criminal ventures in the 1940s and 1950s, which were the subject of an extensive article published in LIFE magazine in March 1957.
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Plot
The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob into going into business with them. However, after seeing the changes at his bar, and particularly after a mobster attempts to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.
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