The Sellout (film)

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The Sellout
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gerald Mayer
Written by Charles Palmer
Story by Matthew Rapf
Produced by Nicholas Nayfack
Matthew Rapf
Starring Walter Pidgeon
John Hodiak
Audrey Totter
Paula Raymond
Cinematography Paul Vogel
Edited by George White
Music by David Buttolph
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • January 25, 1952 (1952-01-25)(United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$596,000 [1]
Box office$645,000 [1]

The Sellout is a 1952 American film noir directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter and Paula Raymond. [2]

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Plot

Big-city newspaper editor Haven D. Allridge (Pidgeon) starts a crusade against corrupt small-town sheriff Burke (Gomez) after he gets a first-hand taste of Burke's version of justice. Although Burke blackmails Allridge into silence using the misdeeds of Allridge's son-in-law, county prosecutor Randy Stauton (Mitchell), state attorney Chick Johnson (Hodiak) continues the fight.

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records, the film made $434,000 in the US and Canada and $211,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $227,000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. The Sellout at the American Film Institute Catalog.