The Sellout (film)
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Director Gerald Mayer Music director David Buttolph Duration Language English | 6.6/10 Genre Crime, Drama Screenplay Charles Palmer Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date January 25, 1952 (1952-01-25) (USA) Writer Charles Palmer, Matthew Rapf (story) Cast Walter Pidgeon (Haven D. Allridge), John Hodiak (Charles 'Chick' Johnson), Audrey Totter (Cleo Bethel), Paula Raymond (Peggy Stauton), Thomas Gomez (Sherrif Kellwin C. 'Casey' Burke), Cameron Mitchell (Randloph 'Randy' Stauton)Similar movies The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies , Zodiac , Rising Sun , RoboCop , Let's Be Cops , The Shawshank Redemption Tagline How much does it take for a Woman to Sellout her Man? |
The sellout original theatrical trailer
The Sellout is a 1952 American film noir directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter and Paula Raymond.
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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.
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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.
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