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Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock

6,3 /10 (50 Votes)
1947 EN 95 min

Overview

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

Release date

07/01/1947

Votes

50

Popularity

0.4

Johnny Played Rough With Women Who Played Cute!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

95 min

Revenue

$1,750,000

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Johnny O'Clock

Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Nancy Hobson

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Inspector Koch

Ellen Drew

Ellen Drew

Nelle Marchettis

Nina Foch

Nina Foch

Harriet Hobson

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Pete Marchettis

John Kellogg

John Kellogg

Charlie

Jim Bannon

Jim Bannon

Chuck Blayden

Mabel Paige

Mabel Paige

Slatternly Woman Tenant

Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Phil, Hotel Clerk

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Hotel Doorman

No photo

George Alesko

Practical Dealer

No photo

John P. Barrett

Floorman

No photo

Fred Beecher

Practical Dealer

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Card Player

John Berkes

John Berkes

Waiter

Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler

Turk

No photo

Gene Delmont

Dealer

Johnny Duncan

Johnny Duncan

Newsboy

Matty Fain

Matty Fain

Fleming

Virginia Farmer

Virginia Farmer

Mrs. Wilson

Victoria Faust

Victoria Faust

Marion

Adolph Faylauer

Adolph Faylauer

Hotel Guest

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Jerry Frank

Man

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Ralph Freedman

Practical Dealer

No photo

Raoul Freeman

Detective

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Dick Gordon

Card Player

Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

Redcap

Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Punchy

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Robert Haines

Gambler

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Joe Helper

Practical Dealer

Al Hill

Al Hill

Fisherman

Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Hotel Desk Man

No photo

Pat Lane

Onlooker

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Fisherman

No photo

Cy Malis

Dealer

No photo

Edward Margolis

Practical Dealer

No photo

Charles Marsh

Businessman

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Allen Mathews

Bodyguard

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Thomas H. O'Neil

Practical Dealer

No photo

Bob Perry

Dealer

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Charles Perry

Dealer

Robin Raymond

Robin Raymond

Hatcheck Girl

Shimen Ruskin

Shimen Ruskin

Dry Cleaner Guy

No photo

Carl Saxe

Detective

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Card Player

Cy Schindell

Cy Schindell

Dealer

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Sammy Shack

Dealer

No photo

Jack C. Smith

Practical Dealer

No photo

Charles St. George

Dealer

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Bert Stevens

Passerby

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Bill Stubbs

Practical Dealer

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Brick Sullivan

Policeman

Ralph Volkie

Ralph Volkie

Dealer

No photo

Charles Wexler

Bartender

No photo

George Zouzaniles

Practical Dealer

No photo

Charles Mueller

Bodyguard

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Cop

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John Chard

John Chard

2017-02-20

⭐ 7

You play very cute, and nasty! Johnny O'Clock has everything under control. He has a partnership in a thriving casino and all his little peccadilloes are at ease in his world. Then things start to go awry, his partnership with Marchettis comes under severe pressure on account of Mrs Marchettis' dalliances, and worst of all, the hat check girl he had a soft spot for has turned up dead. Johnny is feeling the heat, from every corner of his world it seems. At the time of writing this, Johnny O' Clock has under ten reviews written on IMDb and barely 200 votes cast, one can only assume that Jo…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-03-28

⭐ 6

I have to say I was quite disappointed with this. Dick Powell is the eponymous character, a casino manager who on the face of it is as hard as nails, but a little scratching under the surface reveals that he's actually quite a soft old chap. He's had an affair with the much younger wife (Ellen Drew) of his partner (Thomas Gomez) and she is determined to get him back. Just what is she prepared to do, though? Meantime, Lee J. Cobb is a detective trying to get to the bottom of the mysterious suicide of a woman that brings her sister (Evelyn Keyes) into town, and onto Powell's radar. The crime mys…

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