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George Morton
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April 20, 1949. ( 1949-04-20) Running time. 75 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Johnny Stool Pigeon is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Howard Duff, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea.
- Universal International Pictures
- Aaron Rosenberg
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.
While Johnny drives Morton and Joey to Mexico in one car, Avery and his men drive another. Near Nogales, Johnny, who Morton assumes has double-crossed him, stops at an abandoned building, knocks out Morton and exchanges gunshots with Joey. Although wounded himself, Johnny drags Joey's lifeless body away, and when Morton revives, he is alone.
- William Castle, Jesse Hibbs, Gordon Mclean
- Howard Duff
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Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) is a film noir caper which satisfies with its buddy-movie flavour, and location-hopping road movie feel. 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 ...
Summaries. US Treasury agent George Morton persuades convicted criminal Johnny Evans to help him destroy a drug smuggling ring in exchange for early parole. In San Francisco, during the 1940s, US Treasury agents interrupt an illicit exchange between a sailor and a drug dealer. During the shootout, the sailor is killed but the drug dealer escapes.
