Season 4 Episode 5: The Big Heat

Speakeasy Noir Cast

Welcome back folks! In this episode, we discuss the classic noir, The Big Heat, whilst incorporating our new AI friend, talking about the evil madness of a particular UK DIY company, and our classic banter in between!

The Big Heat is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando[3] about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city.

William P. McGivern's serial in The Saturday Evening Post, published as a novel in 1953, was the basis for the screenplay, written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm.

The film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011.

Directed by Fritz Lang

Screenplay by Sydney Boehm Based on the Saturday Evening Post serial and 1953 novel by William P. McGivern

Produced by Robert Arthur

Starring

• Glenn Ford
  Gloria Grahame
  Jocelyn Brando[1]

Cinematography Charles Lang Edited by Charles Nelson