The Big Heat
The Big Heat
Release: 1953-10-14
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 7.7
Crime
Thriller
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Robert Burton
as Det. Gus Burke
Michael Ross
as Segal (uncredited)
John Crawford
as Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
as Martin (uncredited)
Joseph Mell
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Chris Alcaide
as George Rose
Edith Evanson
as Selma Parker
Phil Chambers
as Hettrick (uncredited)
John Doucette
as Mark Reiner (uncredited)
Celia Lovsky
as Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited)
Jocelyn Brando
as Katie Bannion
Phil Arnold
as Retreat Waiter (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Dixon (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
as George Fuller (uncredited)
Gloria Grahame
as Debby Marsh
Jeanette Nolan
as Bertha Duncan
Willis Bouchey
as Lt. Ted Wilks
Howard Wendell
as Police Commissioner Higgins
Sidney Clute
as Retreat Bartender (uncredited)
Dorothy Green
as Lucy Chapman
Harry Lauter
as Hank O'Connell (uncredited)
Douglas Evans
as Councilman Gillen (uncredited)
John Merton
as Man (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
as Lagana's Butler (uncredited)
William Murphy
as Reds (uncredited)
Alexander Scourby
as Mike Lagana
Michael Jeffers
as Retreat Patron (uncredited)
Fritz Ford
as Sailor (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Cabby (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Peter Whitney
as Tierney
Dan Seymour
as Mr. Atkins
Lyle Latell
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Adam Williams
as Larry Gordon
Carolyn Jones
as Doris
Michael Granger
as Hugo
Charles Cane
as Police Guard Outside Lagana Home (uncredited)
Lee Marvin
as Vince Stone