The Narrow Margin

For the 1990 film loosely based on this, see Narrow Margin.
The Narrow Margin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Fleischer
Screenplay byEarl Felton
Story byMartin Goldsmith
Jack Leonard
Produced byStanley Rubin
StarringCharles McGraw
Marie Windsor
Jacqueline White
CinematographyGeorge E. Diskant
Edited byRobert Swink
Music byUncredited stock music composers:
Gene Rose
Leith Stevens
Dave Torbett
Roy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • May 2, 1952 (1952-05-02) (US)[1]
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$230,000[2][3]

The Narrow Margin is a 1952 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard. The screenplay by Earl Felton was nominated for an Academy Award.[4]

A police detective plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse aboard a train with mob assassins out to stop a slain gangster's widow before she can testify before a grand jury.

  1. ^ "Catalog - The Narrow Margin". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  2. ^ Jewell, Richard; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 268. ISBN 9780517546567.
  3. ^ Fleischer, Richard (1993). Just Tell Me When to Cry: A Memoir. Carroll and Graf. p. 45. ISBN 9780881849448.
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