The Big Combo
“The Most Startling Story The Screen Has Ever Dared Reveal!”
DramaCrime
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
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A smoky, rain-slicked descent into obsession and betrayal. This is pure, hardboiled noir where every shadow hides a threat and every dame spells doom. Expect a grim, fatalistic mood.
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