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Pushover

Pushover

Crime · Thriller · Drama · 1954

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

Movie details

Pushover

“This year the great suspense drama is PUSHOVER, the story of temptation.”

1954 Crime · Thriller · Drama 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Quine

Written by

Roy Huggins

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Paul Sheridan

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Rick McAllister

Kim Novak

Kim Novak

Lona McLane

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone

Ann Stewart

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Police Lt. Carl Eckstrom

Allen Nourse

Allen Nourse

Paddy Dolan

James Anderson

James Anderson

Beery the Mechanic (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put Pushover on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.