Touch of Evil (1958)

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Written by Whit Masterson, Orson Welles

Directed by Orson Welles

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1958

Rating: 12 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Black and White

Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) is the chief narcotics officer in Mexico. While on a quick honeymoon with his new wife, Susan (Janet Leigh), in an American border town.

The honeymoon has to be brief because he is due to testify against the prime Mexican drug-lord, "Uncle Joe" Grandi (Akim Tamiroff). The trouble is Grandi's brother and sons are tracking Mike and his wife in a desperate attempt to scare his wife and thus backing him away from the case.

However when a bomb in a car kills a very wealthy American developer, Mike gets heavily involved in the investigation and thus putting his wife further into harm's way.

Soon Mike catches the 'respected' local cop, Captain Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles), planting evidence on the property of a Mexican national who has been brougtht out as a suspect in the bombing.

It isn't long before Quinlan joins forces with the Grandi family to attack Mike's good character.

Cast

Image for Charlton HestonCharlton HestonRamon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas
Image for Janet LeighJanet LeighSusan 'Susie' Vargas
Orson WellesPolice Captain Hank Quinlan
Joseph CalleiaPolice Sgt. Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Cook MooreMarcia Linnekar
Ray CollinsDistrict Attorney Adair
Dennis WeaverMirador Motel night manager
Valentin de VargasPancho Grandi hood
Mort MillsAl Schwartz district attorney's assistant
Victor MillanManelo Sanchez
Lalo RiosRisto Grandi's nephew throwing acid
Michael SargentPretty Boy
Phil HarveyBlaine
Joi LansingZita

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