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Johnny Stool Pigeon is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Howard Duff, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea. [1] Plot. A narcotics agent convinces a convict he helped send to Alcatraz to go undercover with him to help expose a heroin drug smuggling ring.
Johnny Stool Pigeon: Directed by William Castle. With Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis. US Treasury agent George Morton persuades convicted criminal Johnny Evans to help him destroy a drug smuggling ring in exchange for early parole.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Castle
- 1949-04-20
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
US Treasury agent George Morton persuades convicted criminal Johnny Evans to help him destroy a drug smuggling ring in exchange for early parole. Please reme...
- 75 min
- 11.6K
- Cinema4Reel
Johnny is released from prison and, though he vows revenge against Morton, coaches him on how to act and dress like a criminal. Calling himself Mike Doyle, Morton joins Johnny at the Arctic Trading Company and convinces its owner, William McCandles, that he is a potential drug buyer with connections at the Mexican border.
- William Castle, Jesse Hibbs, Gordon Mclean
- Howard Duff
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Johnny Stool Pigeon. Movie Info. Synopsis An undercover federal agent (Howard Duff) gets a convict (Dan Duryea) out of prison to lead the way to a drug ring. Director. William Castle. Genre....
- Crime, Drama
Starring Howard Duff, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters and a young Tony 'Anthony' Curtis, Johnny Stool Pigeon cuts its chops on role reversal, as dyed-in-the-wool copper Howard Duff toughens up to the wrong side of the law, becoming an undercover hood in order to bust a massive drug ring.
