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Roses Are Red

194767 minUnited States
Film noirDramaCrime
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Original language
English
This copy runs
66:58
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

A crime boss tries to extend his influence into public office by installing a man who will serve his interests. The struggle over political power becomes a crime drama in which official respectability offers another instrument for the underworld.

Cast

DirectorsJames Tinling

Behind the scenes

Jeff Chandler appears as a gangster in an early screen performance. The supporting role predates the leading parts that would make him a prominent Hollywood star.

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  • Peggy Knudsen — CBS Television via Bureau of Industrial Service. This was a division of advertising agency Young & Rubicam. It was common in the 1950s and 1960s for networks, sponsors of programs and studios to use either advertising or publicity agencies to distribute publicity materials. · Public domain
  • Patricia Knight — Photographer not credited · Public domain
  • Joe Sawyer — D. Ross Lederman · Public domain

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