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Touch of Evil

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Newly restored version of Orson Welles 's classic film noir, being shown as part of the short Janet Leigh season. Also starring the director and Charlton Heston. Honeymooning in a frontier town, a special narcotics investigator becomes mixed up in murder, racketeering, and police corruption.
(1958, 12) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 77-84 *****

Contributors

Unknown:
Orson Welles
Unknown:
Janet Leigh
Unknown:
Charlton Heston.
Hank Quinlan:
Orson Welles
Mike Vargas:
Charlton Heston
Susan Vargas:
Janet Leigh
Pete Menzies:
Joseph Calleia
Uncle Joe Grandi:
Akim Tamiroff
Marcia Linnekar:
Joanna Moore
Adair:
Ray Collins
Night man:
Dennis Weaver
Tanya:
Marlene Dietrich
Stripjoint owner:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Source: Radio Times

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