Tight Spot
1955
Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller

Tight Spot
1955
Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Plot summary
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
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A Rough Little Noir With A Fine Cast
best of Ginger
A witness against the mobster Benjamin Costain (Lorne Greene) is assassinated on the steps of the courthouse. Prosecutor Lloyd Hallett (Edward G. Robinson) needs inmate Sherry Conley (Ginger Rogers) to be the new witness as a last resort but she has a policy of not volunteering. Vince Striker (Brian Keith) leads her police protection.
Rogers has great sass attitude and a desperate lowlife sensibilities. It's very her especially with her short hair do. She's great. It's her best acting job. The high point is her reunion with her sister. It's a small little noir with great desperation. There is a modernity to this reality.