For the 1990 film loosely based on this, see Narrow Margin.
The Narrow Margin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
Screenplay by
Earl Felton
Story by
Martin Goldsmith Jack Leonard
Produced by
Stanley Rubin
Starring
Charles McGraw Marie Windsor Jacqueline White
Cinematography
George E. Diskant
Edited by
Robert Swink
Music by
Uncredited stock music composers: Gene Rose Leith Stevens Dave Torbett Roy Webb
Production company
RKO Pictures
Distributed by
RKO Pictures
Release date
May 2, 1952 (1952-05-02) (US)[1]
Running time
71 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$230,000[2][3]
The Narrow Margin is a 1952 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard. The screenplay by Earl Felton was nominated for an Academy Award.[4]
A police detective plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse aboard a train with mob assassins out to stop a slain gangster's widow before she can testify before a grand jury.
^"Catalog - The Narrow Margin". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
^Jewell, Richard; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 268. ISBN 9780517546567.
^Fleischer, Richard (1993). Just Tell Me When to Cry: A Memoir. Carroll and Graf. p. 45. ISBN 9780881849448.
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