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Mr. Soft Touch
You can't keep running forever...because a bullet can travel faster than you can run...
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail.
- Original title
- Mr. Soft Touch
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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CinemaSerf
Feb 17, 2024 · via TMDB
Before the war, "Joe" (Glenn Ford) and his partner ran a successful music venue. After he war, he returns to find that it wasn't his anymore and that his partner was no more at all! Set on revenge, he empties the safe of $100,000 and then takes refuge in a shelter run by "Jenny" (Evelyn Keyes) where he passes off a down-at-heel musician. His time with her makes him realise just how decent she is, at how important her work in the community is, and they gradually start to bond. Then John Ireland's nosey journalist "Byrd" manages to figure out his true identity and the resultant scoop puts his nemesis "Teener" (Roman Bohnen) and his thugs on his trail. Quickly, he realises that it's not just him that is in danger, and as a conflagration follows and the money changes hands a few times, "Joe" must make some tough choices to do the right thing and, hopefully, to stay alive too. There does end up being quite a decent chemistry between Ford and Keyes, but the rest of this is a slow burn and a bit keystone cops - only it's keystone gangsters instead, led by the most un-menacing "Rainey" (Ted de Corsia). Ireland probably steals the acting plaudits here, his character so unlikeable that it ended up being the most admirable. It does offer a message about the value of providing social care and of the kindly souls who move heaven and earth to provide it, but as a crime drama it's just a bit weak and Ford doesn't really impose himself, sorry.
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Glenn Ford
Joe Miracle
Evelyn Keyes
Jenny Jones
John Ireland
Henry 'Early' Byrd
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Hangale
Percy Kilbride
Rickle
Clara Blandick
Susan Balmuss
Ted de Corsia
Rainey
Stanley Clements
Yonzi
Roman Bohnen
Barney Teener
Harry Shannon
Police Sergeant Garrett
Gordon Jones
Muggles (Uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Clara Christopher (Uncredited)
Mikel Conrad
Officer Miller (Uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Judge Fuller (Uncredited)
Lora Lee Michel
Sonya (Uncredited)
William Edmunds
Alex, Janitor (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Tollgate Policeman (Uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Slatternly Woman Tenant (Uncredited)
Ilka Grüning
Old Woman (Uncredited)
Myron Healey
Doctor (Uncredited)
Al Hill
Fire Chief (Uncredited)
Olin Howland
Skinny Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Jackie (Uncredited)
Mike Lally
Henchman (Uncredited)
Paul Maxey
Fat Santa Claus (Uncredited)
Frank Mills
Gambler (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Used Car Salesman (Uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Ugly Old Maid Tenant (Uncredited)
Shimen Ruskin
Gus (Uncredited)
Helene Stanley
Donna (Uncredited)
Ray Teal
Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Bystander at Fire (Uncredited)
Leon Tyler
Percentage (Uncredited)
Ralph Volkie
Piano Mover (Uncredited)
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Gordon Douglas
Director
Henry Levin
Director
Milton Holmes
Producer
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Milton Holmes
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Los Angeles, California
Aug 1, 1949
