The Big Heat(1953)
A hard cop and a soft dame.
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Movie: The Big Heat
Top 10 Billed Cast
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Debby Marsh
Vince Stone
Bertha Duncan
Mike Lagana
Katie Bannion
Tierney
Lt. Ted Wilks
Det. Gus Burke
Larry Gordon
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