Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

evanston_dad TCM introduced "Cry Danger" as being one of the funnier films noir, and that proves to be true. Dick Powell is quick with a droll one liner, of which this film is chock full. He plays an ex-con who was wrongfully imprisoned, and then gets roped into a twisted plot of shady dealings and double crossings when he's released. Set in run-down bars and trailer parks of downtown Los Angeles, it has a patina of grime to counterbalance its sense of humor and to satisfy those who like their noirs seedy.Grade: A

Charles Herold (cherold) In Cry Danger, a convict freed by five-years-late testimony goes free and starts poking around. A compact movie that wastes little time and has some amusing dialogue, Cry Danger is also rather slight. There aren't a lot of surprises or twists (if you don't know the ending you haven't seen much noir) and characters seem more plot devices than fully-developed people. Good performances by Dick Powell and Jean Porter and decent ones by everyone else.

Roger Burke Marines know how to handle danger. It's in their blood. So when Rocky Mulloy (Dick Powell) is freed from a life sentence after five years - for a crime he didn't commit - he's eager to hunt down those who framed him; and also, to do what he can to clear his buddy, Danny Morgan, still in stir. No sooner after detraining at Union Station, Rocky's buttonholed by police Detective Cobb (Regis Toomey) who's accompanied by an ex- marine, Delong (Richard Erdman), both wanting to know: So, Rocky ... where's that hundred grand from the robbery, huh? Cobb wants to recover the money for his investigation; Delong wants his just reward for providing Rocky with the alibi that freed him from jail.Cobb lets Rocky walk away with Delong, but puts a 24/7 tail on them as they make their way downtown to catch up with Danny's wife, Nancy (Rhonda Fleming), at a low rent, seedy caravan park. From there, while leaving Delong hitting on ravishing blonde Darlene (Jean Porter), Rocky sets his sights - and his Colt .45 pistol - on Castro (a very young William Conrad), the bookie who must know - right? - where the dough is stashed. From that point, the pacing quickens as Rocky worms his way deeper into the setup that put him in jail and find the money; and put a bullet in the louse who framed him in the first place. Rocky's mad enough and man enough to do it, that's for sure. But, when he does find out, well ... I'll leave you to savor that delicious surprise. And don't miss Rocky's final confrontation with Castro: a tour de force of terrifying torture rarely seen in movies of this era.All the while, Dick Powell delivers great one-liners like no other actor; and with a cool, savoir-faire not again seen, in my opinion, until Mr Cool - Steve McQueen - arrived on the scene in the early sixties. It's worth seeing these movies with Powell just to experience the suave professionalism of such a consummate actor; and this story and movie is one of his best. The production, supporting cast, filming and editing are almost perfect for the time and place. Interestingly, this was the first directing effort by Robert Parrish who went on to direct Fire Down Below, Saddle the Wind, The Wonderful Country and others, including the first Casino Royale.Give this film noir eight out of ten. Recommended for all.May 17, 2016

jimddddd Thanks to lighter, smaller film cameras developed during World War II, B-movie directors on a low budget often took their productions into the streets of Los Angeles (and elsewhere), adding a kinetic and exhilarating realism unavailable on the back lot. So-called films noir, particularly the documentary-style police procedurals, were especially enhanced by location shooting. I can name several films--"Crime Wave," "Kiss Me Deadly," "Angel's Flight" and this one, "Cry Danger," among others--that would have been far less interesting if the producers had kept them studio-bound. "Cry Danger" was shot at two locations on Bunker Hill, one at the corner of Third and Olive (the Amigos Club, where William Conrad had an upstairs office) and the other at the New Grand Hotel complex on the northwest corner of Third and Grand (where Conrad tricked Dick Powell into winning a bet with hot money from the robbery that had sent him to prison). But the most atmospheric scenes were shot several blocks away, at the top of Hill Place north of Sunset Boulevard in what is now a Chinatown neighborhood, where Powell moved into the Clover Trailer Park. (To see film stills matched with 2010 photos, check out www.electricearl.com/bh.) I recently (April 2010) saw the restored film version of "Cry Danger" at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood (where, incidentally, Rhonda Fleming and Richard Erdman were on hand to talk about the movie), and I can attest that the location scenes drew audible breaths and exclamations from the audience. Don't get me wrong; "Cry Danger" has great dialog and interesting characters, but without that wonderful personality called postwar Los Angeles it would have been much less of a movie.