Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
Release: 1958-03-30
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 7.8
Crime
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Mort Mills
as Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
Marlene Dietrich
as Tana
Keenan Wynn
as Bartender (uncredited)
Janet Leigh
as Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Ray Collins
as District Attorney Adair
Joi Lansing
as Zita
Eva Gabor
as Stripper Sitting at Bar (uncredited)
Joseph Calleia
as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
as Marcia Linnekar
Ralph Moratz
as Man in Uniform Running Down Street (uncredited)
Lalo Rios
as Risto - Grandi's Nephew
Phil Harvey
as Blaine
Harry Shannon
as Chief Gould
Mercedes McCambridge
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
William Tannen
as Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)
Dan White
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
Joseph Cotten
as Coroner (uncredited)
John Dierkes
as Policeman (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
as Eddie Farnham (uncredited)
Orson Welles
as Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Dennis Weaver
as Mirador Motel Night Manager
Valentin de Vargas
as Pancho
Zsa Zsa Gabor
as Strip-Club Owner
Billy House
as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)
Victor Millan
as Manelo Sanchez
Charlton Heston
as Ramon Miguel Vargas