The Captive City (1952)
A private investigator informs small-town newspaper editor Jim Austin (John Forsythe) of corrupt local activity. When the investigator is killed, Austin believes it’s an act of revenge, and his own detective work reveals a network of gambling and corruption. Crime boss Murray Sirak (Victor Sutherland) controls the whole town, including the police. Sirak answers to his own boss, “Mr. Big,” who is seemingly untouchable, but Austin risks his life to expose the truth.
Books with substantial mentioning of The Captive City
| Douglas Brode Lost Films of the Fifties Secaucus, New Jersey, 1988 |
Books with an entry on The Captive City
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Michael F. Keaney Film Noir Guide, 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959 Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2003 |
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Alan G. Fetrow Feature Films, 1950 - 1959, a United States Filmography Jefferson, NC, 1999 |
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Articles with substantial mentioning of The Captive City
| Alain Silver, Robert Wise (1914- ), in: Robert Porfirio, Alain Silver and James Ursini (eds.), Film noir reader 3, New York, 2002 |