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The Case Against Brooklyn is a american film of genre Drama directed by Paul Wendkos released in USA on 1 june 1958 with Darren McGavin

The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

The Case Against Brooklyn
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Released in USA 1 june 1958
Length 1h22
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating64% 3.240513.240513.240513.240513.24051

The Case Against Brooklyn is a 1958 film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Darren McGavin and Margaret Hayes. It was based on a True Magazine article I Broke the Brooklyn Graft Scandal by crime reporter Ed Reid. It featured depictions of American police corruption though no police officer in uniform is shown to be corrupt.

Synopsis

Ex-Marine Pete Harris, formerly with Military Intelligence is taken out of his Police Academy due to his experience to work undercover to investigate police corruption.

Actors

Darren McGavin

(Pete Harris)Margaret Hayes

(Lil Polombo nee Alexander)Warren Stevens

(Rudi Franklin)Peggy McCay

(Mrs. Jane Harris)Emile Meyer

(Police Capt. T.W. Wills)
And :
Tol Avery
Nestor Paiva
Brian G. Hutton
Robert Osterloh
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