Director William Berke was referred to as "The King of the B's" for his prolific output of low-budget movies. In one of his last films, Street Of Sinners, he worked with equally prolific actors George Montgomery, Nehemiah Persoff and Geraldine Brooks.
Montgomery is a by-the-book cop who is working a new beat. Persoff is the proprietor of a lounge that serves drinks to minors, handles illegal bets and engages in sex trafficking. Brooks, convincingly, plays one of the victims to Persoff's devilish ways.
Montgomery's cop is given the lone hero treatment, but Persoff has all the contacts downtown that prevent him from being brought to justice.
The film moves briskly through its plot points and even pays attention to character development.
It all feels too remedial, but if you're a lover of 50s crime films you'll find a certain lure to the movie particularly because of the performances by the leads.
Montgomery is a by-the-book cop who is working a new beat. Persoff is the proprietor of a lounge that serves drinks to minors, handles illegal bets and engages in sex trafficking. Brooks, convincingly, plays one of the victims to Persoff's devilish ways.
Montgomery's cop is given the lone hero treatment, but Persoff has all the contacts downtown that prevent him from being brought to justice.
The film moves briskly through its plot points and even pays attention to character development.
It all feels too remedial, but if you're a lover of 50s crime films you'll find a certain lure to the movie particularly because of the performances by the leads.