Pushover (1954) ( Push over )

Pushover (1954) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Push over
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Richard Quine

Written By:
Bill S. Ballinger
Roy Huggins

Actors:
Fred MacMurray ..... Paul Sheridan
Philip Carey ..... Rick McAllister (as Phil Carey)
Kim Novak ..... Lona McLane
Dorothy Malone ..... Ann Stewart
E.G. Marshall ..... Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom
Allen Nourse ..... Paddy Dolan

Synopsis:

A middle-aged cop is assigned to tail a gangster's moll with his two partners, hoping she'll lead them to some $200,000 worth of stolen loot, but when the cop falls under the spell of the moll, falling in love with her, his honest ways become twisted and soon he plots with her to kill the gangster and take off with the money.

Two bank robbers get away with 250,000 dollars in unmarked, unrecorded bills, murdering a guard in the process. The police know the leader was Harry Wheeler (Paul E. Richards) and turn their attention to his girlfriend, Leona McLane (Kim Novak), detective Paul Sheridan (Fred MacMurray) arranging to pick her up in a 'chance' meeting at a movie and spend some time with her. After one day, he knows what he needs to -- that she's not in touch with Wheeler, but expects to be -- but he keeps things going between them for three more days. By the time the department has a full surveillance team in place, he can't get her off his mind, and when she discovers that he's a cop and raises the notion of letting events take their course with Wheeler (i.e., him ending up dead) and the two of them keeping the money, he's hooked. Sheridan is fast on his feet and a quick thinker and sees how he might pull this off and get the two of them away clean. But he doesn't bargain for the alcoholism of one of the detectives (Allen Nourse) on the surveillance team, the inquisitive nature of his squad commander (E.G. Marshall), or the attachment that his younger associate (Philip Carey) develops for a nurse (Dorothy Malone) living in the building they're observing. Kim Novak had previously appeared in small roles in some films at RKO, but The Pushover marked her formal introduction to audiences as a star, and she more than lives up to the billing and the buildup she received, her acting ability and her physique easily carrying her end of the picture (she's onscreen alone for long minutes under observation, and is convincingly seductive), while MacMurray gives one of the best performances of his career, rivaling his work in Double Indemnity, The Caine Mutiny, and The Apartment.

Story of detective who succumbs to lures of blond and the proceeds of giant bank robbery.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 15 May, 2025.