The Narrow Margin (1952)

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A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

• Released: 1952-05-03
• Genres: Thriller, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 11m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 180 votes

Directed by Richard Fleischer.

Top cast

• Charles McGraw as Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
• Marie Windsor as Mrs. Frankie Neall
• Jacqueline White as Ann Sinclair
• Gordon Gebert as Tommy Sinclair
• Queenie Leonard as Mrs. Troll
• David Clarke as Joseph Kemp
• Peter Virgo as Densel
• Don Beddoe as Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
• Paul Maxey as Sam Jennings
• Harry Harvey as Train Conductor

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Narrow Margin

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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