Portland Exposé
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| Directed by | Harold Schuster |
| Screenplay by | Jack DeWitt |
| Starring | Edward Binns Carolyn Craig Virginia Gregg |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Carl Berger |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Portland Exposé is a 1957 American film noir directed by Harold Schuster and starring Edward Binns, Carolyn Craig, and Virginia Gregg. The plot follows a Portland, Oregon tavern owner involved in a struggle for power between two gangs attempting to control the unions.[1] The film was inspired by crime boss Jim Elkins and The McClellan Committee's investigation into Portland's underground criminal ventures in the 1940s and 1950s, which were the subject of an extensive article published in LIFE magazine in March 1957.[2]
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Plot
The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob into going into business with them. However, after seeing the changes at his bar, and particularly after a mobster attempts to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.[3]
Cast
- Edward Binns as George Madison
- Carolyn Craig as Ruth Madison
- Virginia Gregg as Clara Madison
- Lawrence Dobkin as Garnell
- Frank Gorshin as Joe
- Joseph Marr as Larry
- Rusty Lane as Tom Carmody
- Richard Bellis as Jimmy Madison
- Lea Penman as Mrs. Stoneway
- Jeanne Carmen as Iris
