Story Line
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
“Johnny Played Rough With Women Who Played Cute!”
Top Cast
Dick Powell
Johnny O'Clock
Evelyn Keyes
Nancy Hobson
Lee J. Cobb
Inspector Koch
Ellen Drew
Nelle Marchettis
Nina Foch
Harriet Hobson
Thomas Gomez
Pete Marchettis
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Rating
6.3/ 10
Release Date
1947-01-07
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
CrimeDrama
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User Reviews (2)
John Chard
7/10
•2/20/2017You play very cute, and nasty!
Johnny O'Clock has everything under control. He has a partnership in a thriving casino and all his little peccadilloes are at ease in his world. Then things start to go awry, his partnership with Marchettis comes und...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•3/28/2022I have to say I was quite disappointed with this. Dick Powell is the eponymous character, a casino manager who on the face of it is as hard as nails, but a little scratching under the surface reveals that he's actually quite a soft old chap. He's had...