Below The Deadline (1946) DVD
Director:
William BeaudineWriters:
Forrest Judd (screenplay), Harvey Gates(screenplay)Stars:
Warren Douglas, Ramsay Ames, Jan WileyJoe Hilton (Warren Douglas), long on looks and ambition but short on ethics, takes immediate advantage when his gambler brother is killed by a rival. Hilton takes over his late brother's operation, quickly and illegally building up a fortune. His friends plead with Hilton to quit the rackets before it's too late, but he pays no attention (and who can blame him?) The story comes to a surprising conclusion, avoiding the usual last-minute-reformation cliché and thereby retaining its integrity throughout. Below the Deadline is proof enough the director William "One Take" Beaudine was much more than a prolific hack.
Here is the link to the movie at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038349/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
