540SciFi Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 TCM showed a black and white crime noir/gangster film one morning a couple years ago about a gang that was so desperate to silence a witness that they tried to assassinate her in a heavily protected hospital. There's even a shootout there. Does anyone know the name of this movie? I believe they were a gang of bank robbers, but I may be mixing the plot with a different movie on that matter. The film was pretty violent. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 It may have happened in a few films. But for sure this happened in THE MOB (1951). Brod Crawford plays an undercover cop whose girlfriend is kidnapped and held hostage at the hospital. There's a shoot-out in a hospital room. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
540SciFi Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 That's not the movie, but I'll still check it out. Thanks! Slightly more details: the climax is at the hospital and the remnant of the gang gets wiped out along with a few others. It's a pretty grim movie. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 13 hours ago, 540SciFi said: That's not the movie, but I'll still check it out. Thanks! Slightly more details: the climax is at the hospital and the remnant of the gang gets wiped out along with a few others. It's a pretty grim movie. THE MOB (1951) may currently be viewed on YouTube. Link to post Share on other sites
cigarjoe Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I think he/shes talking about Steve Cochran's Highway 301 (1950). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 11 hours ago, cigarjoe said: I think he/shes talking about Steve Cochran's Highway 301 (1950). Thanks Joe. I haven't ever watched this one. And I like Steve Cochran. Link to post Share on other sites
540SciFi Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Yes, Highway 301 was the movie. Thanks for pointing it out. Re-watched it and recommend it for any fan of the genre. Also watched the Mob 1951. It's a pretty good undercover cop story, and I liked it fairly well. Yeah, it's now trench coat and fedora season... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 15 hours ago, 540SciFi said: Yes, Highway 301 was the movie. Thanks for pointing it out. Re-watched it and recommend it for any fan of the genre. Also watched the Mob 1951. It's a pretty good undercover cop story, and I liked it fairly well. Yeah, it's now trench coat and fedora season... Saw Highway 301 on MOVIES-TV just last week. Ok, crime drama and one that focused more on the criminals than on the cops (which typically is my preference). Link to post Share on other sites
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