Race Street (DVD)

George Raft and William Bendix costar as childhood chums operating on either side of the law, who come up against the syndicate, in this noir drama set in postwar San Francisco. Raft plays Dan Gannin, a bookie looking to get square after meeting the perfect dame, while Bendix plays Lt. Barney Runson, a cop whose heart is bigger than his badge. As the mob starts to muscle in on the Bay's loose affiliation of independent operators, they lean a little too hard on Dan's number two and best pal from the hood, Hal (Harry Morgan). Dan puts his dreams of the straight and narrow on hold and sets out to settle the score while Barney tries desperately to convince his friend to try it his way for once. And Dan's perfect dame, socialite Robbie Lawrence (Marilyn Maxwell), is caught between them, while harboring a secret or two of her own. Produced under the aegis of legendary studio honcho Dore Schary

Starring: George Raft, William Bendix, Marilyn Maxwell, Frank Faylen, Henry Morgan, Mack Gray, Russell Hicks, Richard Powers, William Forrest, Jim Nolan, George Turner, Richard Benedict, Dean White, Gale Robbins, Cully Richards, Freddie Steele, Sam McDaniel, Hercules Mendez, Carl Saxe, Reginald Billado, Steven Flagg, Wong Artarne, Mickey Martin, Edna Ryan, Charmienne Harker, Joan Myles, George Goodman, Oliver Cross, Frank Scannell, Jane Woland, George Chandler, Michael Wallace, Al Rhein, Robert Dudley, Charles Lane, Cy Kendall, James Bush, Al Murphy, Barry Brooks, Mary Kent, Mike Lally, Eddie Arden, Franklyn Farnum, June Terry Pickrell, George Murray

Director: Nat Holt