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The Captive City

1952, Movie, NR, 91 mins

The Captive City: Review

Designed to capitalize on the 1950 Kefauver Committee's investigation of organized crime, this film splits its attention between drama and a police expose, effectively using a documentary style. Forsythe is the editor of a small-town newspaper who is told by private eye Dawson that the entire city administration and police department of Kennington is in the hands of a crime syndicate headed by gambling czar Sutherland. At first, Forsythe doesn't believe the tale, but when Da... read more leave a comment