The Narrow Margin

"A Fortune If They Seal Her Lips!...A Bullet If They Fail!"

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7.3/10

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📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Story

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Budget

$10.0M

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6.5K

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Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

George E. Diskant

Film Editing

Robert Swink

Production Design

Darrell Silvera

Production Companies

RKO Pictures

Distributors

NetflixRKO Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Narrow Margin

Available in 8 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada	—	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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United StatesNR

FranceU

Brazil12

Production

Director

Richard Fleischer

Writers

Earl Felton, Martin Goldsmith, Jack Leonard

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Charles McGraw

Det. Sgt. Walter Brown

Marie Windsor

Mrs. Frankie Neall

Jacqueline White

Ann Sinclair

Gordon Gebert

Tommy Sinclair

Queenie Leonard

Mrs. Troll

David Clarke

Joseph Kemp

Peter Virgo

Densel

Don Beddoe

Det. Sgt. Gus Forbes

Paul Maxey

Sam Jennings

Harry Harvey

Train Conductor

Peter Brocco

Vincent Yost (uncredited)

George Chandler

Accomplice Running Newsstand (uncredited)

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