THE NAKED STREET
(United Artists-World Films) A Cert. A FAIRLY modest "entertainment," The Naked Street manages to combine suspense and excitement with an interest in scene and character. Always vigorous and convincing, Anthony Quinn again plays well as the gangster who in his odd way wants to be a good mother’s son and sister’s brother. One lovingly brotherly act is to arrange the release of a condemned murderer, his sister’s lover, so that her child will have a father. All the same, it adds up. This is only the start of the story, however, and you'll find in the end that crime doesn’t pay; but don’t let the expected outcome put you off. Among familiar types is a reporter who risks his neck to uncover the truth. More interesting is the gangster’s dear old mother, very nicely played by Else Neft, and \as the girl’s lover Farley Granger gives a sound performance. Maxwell Shane directed, and the piece is well photographed by Floyd Crosby.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 911, 25 January 1957, Page 13
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164THE NAKED STREET New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 911, 25 January 1957, Page 13
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