The Big Heat

A hard cop and a soft dame.

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

Crime Thriller

Glenn Ford

(Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion)

Gloria Grahame

(Debby Marsh)

Jocelyn Brando

(Katie Bannion)

Alexander Scourby

(Mike Lagana)

Lee Marvin

(Vince Stone)

Jeanette Nolan

(Bertha Duncan)

Peter Whitney

(Tierney)

Willis Bouchey

(Lt. Ted Wilks)

Robert Burton

(Det. Gus Burke)

Adam Williams

(Larry Gordon)

Howard Wendell

(Police Commissioner Higgins)

Chris Alcaide

(George Rose)

Michael Granger

(Hugo)

Dorothy Green

(Lucy Chapman)

Carolyn Jones

(Doris)

Ric Roman

(Baldy)

Dan Seymour

(Mr. Atkins)

Edith Evanson

(Selma Parker)

Phil Arnold

(Nick (uncredited))

Linda Bennett

(Joyce Bannion (uncredited))

Charles Cane

(Hopkins (uncredited))

Phil Chambers

(Hettrick (uncredited))

Jack R. Clinton

(Retreat Patron (uncredited))

John Close

(Policeman (uncredited))

Sidney Clute

(Retreat Bartender (uncredited))

John Crawford

(Al - Bannion's Brother-in-Law (uncredited))

John Doucette

(Mark Reiner (uncredited))

Kathryn Eames

(Marge (uncredited))

Al Eben

(Harry Shoenstein (uncredited))

Douglas Evans

(Councilman Gillen (uncredited))

Fritz Ford

(Sailor (uncredited))

Jimmy Gray

(Man (uncredited))

Michael Jeffers

(Retreat Patron (uncredited))

Byron Kane

(Dr. Jones (uncredited))

Donald Kerr

(Cabby (uncredited))

Lyle Latell

(Moving Man (uncredited))

Harry Lauter

(Hank O'Connell (uncredited))

Nico Lek

(Canteen Patron (uncredited))

Celia Lovsky

(Lagana's Mother in Portrait (uncredited))

Herbert Lytton

(Martin (uncredited))

Mike Mahoney

(Dixon (uncredited))

Laura Mason

(B-Girl (uncredited))

Paul Maxey

(George Fuller (uncredited))

Joseph Mell

(Dr. Kane (uncredited))

John Merton

(Man (uncredited))

Patrick Miller

(Intern (uncredited))

William Murphy

(Reds (uncredited))

Ezelle Poule

(Mrs Tucker (uncredited))

Norma Randall

(Jill (uncredited))

Michael Ross

(Segal (uncredited))

Ted Stanhope

(Lagana's Butler (uncredited))

Robert Stevenson

(Bill Rutherford (uncredited))

William Vedder

(Janitor (uncredited))