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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.
- (809)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Castle
- 1949-04-20
While following a trail of narcotics, San Francisco-based Treasury agents George Morton and Sam Harrison interrupt an illicit exchange between sailor John Whalen and drug dealer Pete Carter. In the ensuing confusion, Carter shoots and kills Whalen, then escapes. Later, Morton and Harrison locate Carter, but arrive at his hideout seconds after ...
- William Castle, Jesse Hibbs, Gordon Mclean
- Howard Duff
© 2024 Google LLC. 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
- 12.3K
- Cinema4Reel
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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,Tony Curtis and Dan Duryea. In San Francisco, during the 1940s, US Treasury agents interrupt an illicit exchange between a sailor and a drug dealer.
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Treasury agent George Morton (Howard Duff) convinces a prisoner he knew as a kid (Dan Duryea) to help him go undercover in "Johnny Stool Pigeon" from 1949. Along the way, they meet Shelley Winters, who works in a mob club, and she becomes involved in their scheme.
