| THE
TURNING POINT
Edmond O’Brien stars as an idealistic
state’s attorney assigned to crack
down on a crime syndicate. This proves
more dangerous than first suspected, since
the syndicate has a number of city officials
in its pocket--including the father of
one of the investigating committee’s
chairpersons. William Holden is the crusading
newspaperman who attempts to help O’Brien,
but even his efforts are compromised by
deeply entrenched political corruption.
The climax is staged at a crowded boxing
arena, where Holden is struck down by
an assassin’s bullet intended for
O’Brien.
Inspired by the real-life Senate investigations
of 1951, The Turning Point is a classic
film noir directed with style by William
Dieterle.
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