The Sellout (film)

The Sellout
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 C. 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
Country	United States
Language	English
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]

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

• Walter Pidgeon as Haven D. Allridge
• John Hodiak as Chick Johnson
• Audrey Totter as Cleo Bethel
• Paula Raymond as Peggy Stauton
• Thomas Gomez as Kellwin C. Burke
• Cameron Mitchell as Randy Stauton
• Karl Malden as Captain Buck Maxwell
• Everett Sloane as Nelson S. Tarsson
• Jonathan Cott as Ned Grayton
• Frank Cady as Bennie Amboy
• Hugh Sanders as Judge Neeler
• Griff Barnett as Attorney General Morrisson
• Burt Mustin as Elk M. Ludens
• Whit Bissell as Wilfred Jackson
• Roy Engel as Sam F. Slaper

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]

References

1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
2. The Sellout at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films .

External links

• The Sellout at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Sellout at IMDb
• The Sellout at the TCM Movie Database
• The Sellout at Letterboxd