Friday, January 02, 2009

Loan Shark (1952)

Directed by Seymour Friedman
Written by Eugene Ling and Martin Rackin
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A loan shark is preying on gamblers who work at a factory. An ex-con, Joe Gargan, goes undercover to take out the loan shark when his brother-in-law dies. Joe works his way up the factory ladder and then up the mob ladder when he loses his job at the factory.
Good film noir. This is a lot better paced than the other noirs I've watched recently. The settings are fairly typical (factory, back alley), but they are presented well. Definitely worth a watch if you like noirs. It's available on DVD with Arson, Inc. They're probably extremely cheap, too.

7/10

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