A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession is a 1949 American film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff, written by Warren Duff and Martin Rackin, and starring George Raft, Ella Raines, and Pat O'Brien. The supporting cast features Jim Backus.
Plot
The story begins as Police Lt. Nick Ferrone (Jim Backus) explains what bail bondsmen do and tells the viewers the setting is Los Angeles. One such man is Vince Kane (George Raft), a former police detective who worked with Ferrone. When one of his customers, Claude Brackett (Bill Williams), is murdered, Kane decides to investigate. He has two reasons for investigating: the curiosity of a former cop and it seems that he has fallen in love with Brackett's widow Lucy, an old flame.
More details
| author | Warren B. Duff |
|---|---|
| director | Ted Tetzlaff |
| editor | Frederic Knudtson |
| genre | crime mystery |
| keywords | bail bondsmen los angeles murder old flame police detective |
| musicBy | Friedrich Hollaender |
| producer | Sid Rogell |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Radio Pictures |
| theme | film noir |