Touch of Evil (1958)

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1958 · PG-13 · 1h 51m

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Other grades: 78.0 (7 viewers)
19581h 51mPG-13
Countries:United States
Languages:EN ES
Keywords: AcidActor director writerAlcoholicBarBarroom brawlBased on novelBead curtainBetrayalBigotryBlack and whiteShow moreBlackmailBlind womanBloodBomb in trunk of carBorderBorder crossingBordertownBridgeBrothelBrother brother relationshipBuggingCabaretCabinCameraCandy barCaneCar bombChain lockChaseChiliCigar smokingConspiracyConstruction companyConstruction crewConvertibleCorruptionCover upCrookCult filmDancerDancingDeathDistrict attorneyDrinkDrinkingDrug dealDrug dealerDrug useDrugsDrunkennessDynamiteEavesdroppingEvidenceEx convictExploding carExplosionExplosiveFace slapFamily relationshipsFamous entranceFamous scoreFather daughter relationshipFather son relationshipFemme fataleFightFilm noirFire escapeFlashlightFollowing someoneForced drug useFortune tellerFrame upFriendFriendshipGangGang rapeGangsterGoatGunGunfightGunfireGypsyHand cartHeroinHeroin fixHoneymoonHotelHotel lobbyHusband wife relationshipIdealistInterracial marriageInterracial relationshipIntuitionInvestigationJailJalopyJukeboxJusticeKidnappingKissLawLawyerLesbian subtextLetterLimpLimpingLong takeLos roblesLove letterLoyaltyMarijuanaMarriageMatadorMexicanMexican americanMexican american borderMexicoMexico cityMirrorMixed marriageMoneyMotelMurderMusic score features brass instrumentsNarcNarcotics investigationNewlywedNightclubNoirObsessionOil fieldOil wellOlder man younger woman relationshipPhotographPhotographerPigeonPlanted evidencePlayer pianoPolicePolice carPolice chiefPolice corruptionPolice detectivePolicemanPrejudiceProstitutionPsycho copRacismRadioRanchRapeScore influenced by popular music stylesSecret marriageSevered footShadowShoeShoe boxShoe store clerkShoe with severed foot in itShootingSleepless nightSleeplessnessSpanishStrangulationStreet lifeStrip clubStripperSuicideSwitchboardTape recorderTarot cardTelephone callThrowing acidTime bombToupeeTracking shotTrapTurkey ranchU.s. mexico borderUncle nephew relationshipUnderwearUnited states–mexico barrierUsa–mexico borderVenice californiaVice squadVoice trackingWhiskeyWigWiretapWritten and directed by cast memberWrongful arrest
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
Universal International Pictures
Universal International Pictures
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