The Turning Point is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by William Dieterle and starring William Holden, Edmond O'Brien and Alexis Smith. It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee's hearings dealing with organized crime. Actress Carolyn Jones made her motion picture debut in the film.
Plot
John Conroy, a crusading district attorney, is tasked to crack down on a crime syndicate, which proves more dangerous because the mob has many city officials under their control. He is assisted by a newspaper man, Jerry McKibbon, who does not think Conroy is tough enough to handle this almost impossible assignment. McKibbon finds his efforts are also compromised by political corruption. McKibbon is eventually threatened by an out-of-town assassin who was hired to kill him at a boxing match.
Cast
- William Holden as Jerry McKibbon
- Edmond O'Brien as John Conroy
- Alexis Smith as Amanda Waycross
- Tom Tully as Matt Conroy
- Ed Begley as Neil Eichelberger
- Danny Dayton as Roy Ackerman
- Adele Longmire as Carmelina LaRue
- Ray Teal as Clint, Police Captain
- Ted de Corsia as Harrigan
- Don Porter as Joe Silbray
- Howard Freeman as Fogel
- Neville Brand as Red
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