The Narrow Margin
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Charles McGraw, Gordon Gebert, Jacqueline White, Marie Windsor, Queenie Leonard Director: Richard Fleischer Brand: MCGRAW,CHARLES Cinematographer: George E. Diskant Editor: Robert Swink Producer: Stanley Rubin Writer: Earl Felton Writer: Jack Leonard Writer: Martin Goldsmith DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 71 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-07-05 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Turner Home Ent |
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Movie Reviews of The Narrow Margin
Movie Review: Oscar-nominated Noir
Summary: 3 Stars
I like train movies, and I've seen the Hyams/Hackman version a few times. Since I'm a fan of film noir it only made sense to check out this original 1952 version.
Charles McGraw (looking like Kirk Douglas in a way) is the tough cop assigned to protecting a witness against the mob. He must take her from Chigaco to LA on board a train with the bad guys right behind them. They don't know what she looks like so there's lots of prowling about. So far so similar. But there are a few twists that Hyams erased in favor of making the 1990 version more unique.
As long as the train rattles through the night the film is atmospheric, but bright daytime scenes seem a bit out of place in a film noir. And there are a couple of plot developments that I don't quite get (What happened to Yost? And why did Brown cross him off his telegram?).
It's perfect late night viewing. But I prefer the 1990 version as it expands the plot and scope.