Roses Are Red 1947
Roses Are Red
A crooked crime boss tries to put a crony into office.
A crooked crime boss tries to put a crony into office.
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Full Cast & Crew... Robert A. Thorne / Don Carney
... Martha McCormack
... Jill Carney
... Police Lt. Rocky Wall
... Jim Locke
... John Jones aka The Knuckle
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B-lister Don Castle doubles up here as a paroled hoodlum ("Carney") who bears a striking resemblance to the local DA ("Thorne"). When the latter is kidnapped, the plan is for him to be substituted by the felon who can then do the bidding of local kingpin, the wheelchair bound "Locke" (Edward Keane). Before they can implement their cunning plan, though, the prisoner manages to free himself and assumes the role of of his own would-be impersonator, and just in the nick of time too. Now it is up to "Thorne" to set a trap for the criminals and to avoid detection - especially perilous when the other man's wife (Patricia Knight) shows up. Surely she will spot the difference and turn him in? We've seen the plot once or twice before so we don't get anything new, but the story is still quite a quickly paced, watchable affair with Jeff Chandler curiously cast as the baddie's enforcer-in-chief. Joe Sawyer is also quite effective as the copper "Lt. Rocky" and despite the rather unhelpful title, it kills an hour well enough.
Release Date:
Nov 10, 1947 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 7`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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B-lister Don Castle doubles up here as a paroled hoodlum ("Carney") who bears a striking resemblance to the local DA ("Thorne"). When the latter is kidnapped, the plan is for him to be substituted by the felon who can then do the bidding of local kingpin, the wheelchair bound "Locke" (Edward Keane). Before they can implement their cunning plan, though, the prisoner manages to free himself and assumes the role of of his own would-be impersonator, and just in the nick of time too. Now it is up to "Thorne" to set a trap for the criminals and to avoid detection - especially perilous when the other man's wife (Patricia Knight) shows up. Surely she will spot the difference and turn him in? We've seen the plot once or twice before so we don't get anything new, but the story is still quite a quickly paced, watchable affair with Jeff Chandler curiously cast as the baddie's enforcer-in-chief. Joe Sawyer is also quite effective as the copper "Lt. Rocky" and despite the rather unhelpful title, it kills an hour well enough.
Cast & Crew of
Roses Are Red
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Assistant Director
Cast
... Robert A. Thorne / Don Carney
... Martha McCormack
... Jill Carney
... Police Lt. Rocky Wall
... Jim Locke
... John Jones aka The Knuckle
... Duke Arno
... Lipton
... George 'Buster' Cooley
... Ace Oliver (as Doug Fowley)
... Ray (as James Aurness)
JG
Jody Gilbert... Landlady
... Weston
... Cleaning Lady