Richard Widmark, a nobody, trying desperately to be a somebody. He cajoles and weasels and lies his way into promoting a wrestling match between a Greco-Roman purist and a WWE-type wrestler. it would make him great money . . . but the two wrestle in the gym out of anger before the real match. The older Greco-Roman guy dies, and his son--a promoter and mobster--wants Widmark's blood. He gets it, too. Jules Dassin. Very "noir."
Weakest. Tommy is in prison. His son, Ryan, is now 17. Catherine the cop's sister, Clare, takes Ryan to visit Tommy in prison, without telling Catherine. Not good. Sisters have a break when Catherine finds out. Plot two: PE teacher, abusive to wife. She is getting drugs from local Indian/Pakistani pharmacist. Husband finds out and has wife arrested! Pharmacist worried . . . plots to kill husband. Wife agrees, then changes her mind. Pharmacist in a rage kills her. (All a bit of a stretch, as he is a mild mannered family man.) Tommy escapes from his court hearing, hides out, gets in touch with Ryan. Plan is to go to Marabella, Spain together. Tommy's "helpers" get worried about Tommy and decide to do him in. Instead, he kills them . . . and is knifed himself. He returns to Catherine's house, looks through a photo album showing Catherine took good care of Ryan, and decides not to kill her....
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