MOVIE "99 River Street" MOVIE

MOVIE "99 River Street" (Released (USA) October 3, 1953)-MOVIE

99 River Street is a 1953 film noir directed by Phil Karlson and starring "John Payne and Evelyn Keyes". It also features Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen, and Peggie Castle. The screenplay is by Robert Smith, based on a short story by George Zuckerman. The film was produced by Edward Small, with cinematography by Franz Planer.

Ernie Driscoll is a former boxer who, after sustaining an injury in the ring severe enough to force him to give up prize fighting, is a New York taxi driver. His wife, Pauline, unhappy living a hard-up life, is having an affair with the much better-heeled Victor Rawlins, who happens to be a thief. An arrangement Rawlins made, to be paid for a batch of diamonds he has stolen, falls through; his fence indicates it is the presence of Pauline that has impeded the deal. In an effort to rekindle it, Rawlins kills Pauline and attempts to frame Driscoll for the murder. With the help of a female acquaintance (Evelyn Keyes), Driscoll tries to track down Rawlins before the criminal leaves the country.