Touch of Evil

Also Known As: Badge of Evil

Company: Universal International Pictures (UI)

Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

Plot: Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate. Police Captain Hank Quinlan is in charge on the US side and he soon has a suspect, a Mexican named Manolo Sanchez. Vargas is soon onto Quinlan and his Sergeant, Pete Menzies, when he catches them planting evidence to convict Sanchez. With his new American wife, Susie, safely tucked away in a hotel on the US side of the border - or so he thinks - he starts to review Quinlan's earlier cases. While concentrating on the corrupt policeman however, the Grandis have their own plans for Vargas and they start with his wife Susie.

Cast and Character: Charlton Heston as Mike Vargas / Janet Leigh as Susan Vargas / Orson Welles as Police Captain Hank Quinlan / Joseph Calleia as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies / Akim Tamiroff as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi / Joanna Moore as Marcia Linnekar / Ray Collins as District Attorney Adair / Dennis Weaver as Mirador Motel Night Manager / Valentin de Vargas as Pancho / Mort Mills as Al Schwartz / Victor Millan as Manelo Sanchez / Lalo Rios as Risto / Michael Sargent as Pretty Boy / Phil Harvey as Blaine / Joi Lansing as Zita

Creators: n/A

Description: A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town.

Directors: Orson Welles

Genres: Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller

Location: Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some violence and drug content

Opening Weekend: $70,725

Poster: posters/0052311.jpg

Rating: 8.2

Release Date: 8 June 1958 (France)

Runtime: 95 min

Seasons: n/A

Sound Mix: Mono

Tagline: The Strangest Vengeance Ever Planned!

Title: Touch of Evil

Trailer:

Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052311/

Votes: 49,747

Writers: Orson Welles / Whit Masterson

Year: 1958

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Touch of Evil got rated 8.2.

About the movie: Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate. Police Captain Hank Quinlan is in charge on the US side and he soon has a suspect, a Mexican named Manolo Sanchez. Vargas is soon onto Quinlan and his Sergeant, Pete Menzies, when he catches them planting evidence to convict Sanchez. With his new American wife, Susie, safely tucked away in a hotel on the US side of the border - or so he thinks - he starts to review Quinlan's earlier cases. While concentrating on the corrupt policeman however, the Grandis have their own plans for Vargas and they start with his wife Susie.

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Topkapi got rated 7.0.

About the movie: A small-time con-man with passport problems gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Turkish intelligence, suspecting arms smuggling, gets involved, and under pressure the con-man rises to heights he'd never dreamed of.

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To Catch a Thief got rated 7.5.

About the movie: American expatriate John Robie living in high style on the Riviera is a retired cat burglar. He must find out who a copy cat is to keep a new wave of jewel thefts from being pinned on him. High on list of prime victims is Jessie Stevens, in Europe to help daughter Frances find a suitable husband. Lloyds of London insurance agent is using a thief to catch a thief. Take an especially close look at scene where Robie gets Jessie's attention, dropping an expensive casino chip down decolletage of French roulette player.

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