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The Turning Point: Directed by William Dieterle. With William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith, Tom Tully. Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.
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The Turning Point is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by William Dieterle and starring William Holden, Edmond O'Brien and Alexis Smith. It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee's hearings dealing with organized crime.
Brief Synopsis. Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city, and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan.
Jun 22, 2023 · Language. English. Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan.
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The Turning Point (1952) is a corporate crime prosecution crooked cop journalism and media managerial film noir starring Edmond O'Brien and Joseph Cotten, as a special prosecutor and a journalist — respectively — breaking a crime syndicate in downtown Los Angeles.
Summaries. Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.
The Turning Point, 1952 – Heart Of Noir. 2nd tier. Editor's Ranking. 4.0. Average User Rating. Your Watchlist. 1952. USA. 85 minutes. Paramount. Cast + Crew. William Dieterle. Irving Asher. Warren Duff. Horace McCoy (short story) Lionel Linden. Irvin Talbot. J. McMillan Johnson, Hal Pereira. George Tomasini.
