
The Guard
1990


“THE GREATEST GANGSTER THRILLER THAT EVER EXPLODED FROM THE SCREEN!”
147 votes
The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
Director
William WylerStreaming availability for India
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Original Language
English
Budget
$900K
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N/A
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OK, so this is definitely not the cheeriest of stories but Bogart and Joel McCrea are on good form throughout this gritty drama of hardship and depravity on the East Side of New York. "Baby Face Martin" - who, to be fair, maybe benefits a bit optimistically from the moniker - returns to his childhood home to reunite with his mother and childhood sweetheart. His mother wants nothing to do with him and his ex "Francie" (Claire Trevor) turned to prostitution and hasn't long to go before syphilis does for her. Meantime his friend, aspiring/struggling architect "Dave" (McCrae) is juggling his roman…
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