Don Castle
Robert A. Thorne/Don Carney
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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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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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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
