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The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!
May 03, 1952 1h 11m
7.3
152 votes

Synopsis

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

Title The Narrow Margin
Companies RKO Radio Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords hitman, widow, telegram, overweight man, police protection, blonde, little boy, film noir, murder, undercover cop, police detective, railroad detective, gunman, brawl, followed, train trip, hard-boiled dame
Charles McGraw

Charles McGraw

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown
Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Mrs. Frankie Neall
Gordon Gebert

Gordon Gebert

Tommy Sinclair
David Clarke

David Clarke

Joseph Kemp
Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes
Paul Maxey

Paul Maxey

Sam Jennings
Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Train Conductor
Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco

Vincent Yost (uncredited)
George Chandler

George Chandler

Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Train Passenger (uncredited)
Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Det. Wilson (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Tenant (uncredited)
Walter Merrill

Walter Merrill

Officer Allen (uncredited)
Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Train Passenger (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Restaurant Diner (uncredited)