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Incident in an Alley is a 1962 American neo noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Chris Warfield, Erin O'Donnell and Harp McGuire. [1] The film's premise rests on a legal precedent that police may use force against fleeing suspects if the suspect has committed a crime and is warned of the officer's intent to shoot.
Incident in an Alley. Based on a short story by Rod Serling ("The Twilight Zone"), a cop "mistakenly" kills a 14-year-old boy during a robbery. Although acquitted for the shooting, the cop is haunted by his crime.
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- Crime, Drama
- Edward L. Cahn
- 1962-05-16
Edward L. Cahn’s thriller in which a cop (Chris Warfield) hears a woman scream, opens fire and stands trial for murdering a boy. Also starring Erin O’Donnell, Harp McGuire and Virginia Christie.
- Edward L. Cahn
- Robert E. Kent Productions
Incident in an Alley is a 1962 American neo noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Chris Warfield, Erin O'Donnell and Harp McGuire.
A policeman is accused of manslaughtering a 14-year-old boy but is acquitted of all charges. Still, he feels a lot of guilt and begins to doubt if he really is innocent after all.
INCIDENT IN AN ALLEY was the second to last feature for director Edward L. Cahn who once again showed that he could take a decent story and crank it out there…
Synopsis. After fatally shooting a fleeing teenager, who apparently did nothing wrong, a disgraced policeman fights manslaughter charges, loses his reputation within the force and desperately launches an investigation to clear his name.
