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Running time. 73 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Roadblock is a 1951 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Joan Dixon. The 73-minute crime thriller was shot on location in Los Angeles. The film was directed by Harold Daniels and the cinematography is by Nicholas Musuraca .
Roadblock: Directed by Harold Daniels. With Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore, Louis Jean Heydt. Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Harold Daniels
- 1951-09-17
Mar 25, 2014 · Roadblock (1951) is an ingeniously plotted and tautly directed film noir that has more twists and hairpin turns than a winding mountain road. From the opening title sequence, you know this is no run-of-the-mill B-movie; the credits roll down the screen at a slanted angle over the high beams of a car, traveling at night on a deserted road.
- Harold Daniels, James Casey
- Charles Mcgraw
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Roadblock is a fairly routine noir with a setup that's fairly typical of the subgenre: the moral decay of a man in order to please a woman. Noir staple Charles McGraw plays Joe Peters, an honest insurance detective who meets Diane (Joan Dixon) while returning to Los Angeles after wrapping up a case.
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- RKO Radio Pictures
- Harold Daniels
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Roadblock is a 1951 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Joan Dixon. The 73-minute crime thriller was shot on location in Los Angeles. The film was directed by Harold Daniels and the cinematography is by Nicholas Musuraca.
ROADBLOCK is a film noir B-movie that borrows a lot of the plotting and situations from the likes of genre classics such as DOUBLE INDEMNITY. The story involves a crooked insurance investigator who finds himself falling in love with a classic femme fatale.
