Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1947 American film noir starring Pat O'Brien, Anne Jeffreys and Walter Slezak. It was directed by Ted Tetzlaff, who later directed The Window (1949) and worked as a cinematographer for over 100 films, including Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946). The music was composed by Roy Webb and Joan Whitney.
Plot
A cargo plane leaves Peru, bound for Panama with two passengers during a storm. When one of the two pilots goes to check on an opened door, Charles Hasso (Marc Krah) claims he tried but failed to prevent the other passenger from jumping to his death. Upon landing, Hasso is questioned by Major Rues (George Givot) of the Panamanian secret police, but is released as there were no witnesses. Hasso takes with him the deceased's briefcase, in which he finds a map.
More details
author | Martin Rackin |
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contentLocation | Panama |
director | Ted Tetzlaff |
editor | Philip Martin |
genre | adventure drama |
keywords | cargo plane fall hide out hotel room jerome cowan jump kill land listen man oil company oil well percy kilbride peru police headquarter private investigator secret police wait |
musicBy | Roy Webb |
producer | Jack J. Gross Nat Holt |
productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |
publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
theme | film noir spy |