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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye poster
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MASTER SCORE 75.0 / 100
1950·Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller·1h 42m

KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE

“Unarmed… He’s dangerous. Armed… He’s lethal.”

Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.

Above the Line
Gordon Douglas·DirectorHarry Brown·ScreenplayHorace McCoy·NovelJ. Peverell Marley·Director of PhotographyCarmen Dragon·Original Music ComposerWalter Hannemann·Editor
Cast
James Cagney·Ralph CotterBarbara Payton·Holiday CarletonHelena Carter·Margaret DobsonWard Bond·Inspector Charles WeberLuther Adler·Keith 'Cherokee' MandonBarton MacLane·Lieutenant John ReeceSteve Brodie·Joe 'Jinx' RaynorRhys Williams·Vic MasonHerbert Heyes·Ezra DobsonJohn Litel·Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 2
Gordon Douglas·DirectorWilliam Kissell·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Harry Brown·ScreenplayHorace McCoy·Novel
Camera· 1
J. Peverell Marley·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Walter Hannemann·EditorTruman K. Wood·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Carmen Dragon·Original Music ComposerWilliam H. Lynch·Sound
Art & Design· 2
Wiard B. Ihnen·Production DesignJoe Kish·Set Decoration
Production· 1
William Cagney·Producer
By the Numbers
75.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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