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The Naked Street

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1hr 24min
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1955
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Synopsis: A ruthless crime lord saves his sister from social embarrassment by working diligently to get the gangster who fathered her unborn baby off death row and out of prison so he can do the decent thing and marry the girl. The freed gangster is not thrilled with his new bride, but stays loyal until the woman miscarries. He then returns to crime and begins messing with other women, something that outrages his wife's nefarious brother and leads him to frame the cocky youth and get him sent back to prison ... Full Synopsis
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The Naked Street is an uneasy combination of gritty underworld thriller and kitchen sink-variety 1950s social drama that succeeds as neither. While writer/director Maxwell Shane is to be applauded for trying to combine the two genres in an attempt to create a more "meaningful" crime film, the sad fact is that he does so in a heavy-handed, stereotypical, and unconvincing manner. Under the circumstances, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Phil Regal
Rosalie Regalzyk
Joe McFarland
Mrs. Regalzyk
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