Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

111 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | March 30, 1958

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.

Touch of Evil

111 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | March 30, 1958

Touch of Evil
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title Touch of Evil
Directors Phil Bowles, Terence Nelson, Betty A. Griffin, Harry Keller, Orson Welles
Writers Whit Masterson, Orson Welles

Cast

Charlton Heston

as Ramon Miguel Vargas

Janet Leigh

as Susan 'Susie' Vargas

Orson Welles

as Police Captain Hank Quinlan

Joseph Calleia

as Police Sergeant Pete Menzies

Akim Tamiroff

as 'Uncle' Joe Grandi

Joanna Moore

as Marcia Linnekar

Ray Collins

as District Attorney Adair

Dennis Weaver

as Mirador Motel Night Manager

Valentin de Vargas

as Pancho

Mort Mills

as Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant

Victor Millan

as Manelo Sanchez

Lalo Rios

as Risto - Grandi's Nephew

Michael Sargent

as Pretty Boy

Phil Harvey

as Blaine

Joi Lansing

as Zita

Harry Shannon

as Chief Gould

Joseph Cotten

as Coroner (uncredited)

Zsa Zsa Gabor

as Strip-Club Owner

Joe Basulto

as Young Delinquent (uncredited)

Yolanda Bojorquez

as Bobbie (uncredited)

Domenick Delgarde

as Lackey (uncredited)

Jennie Dias

as Jackie (uncredited)

John Dierkes

as Policeman (uncredited)

Eleanor Dorado

as Lia (uncredited)

Eva Gabor

as Stripper Sitting at Bar (uncredited)

Jeffrey Green

as Rudy Linnekar (uncredited)

Billy House

as Construction Site Foreman (uncredited)

Mercedes McCambridge

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

Arlene McQuade

as Ginnie (uncredited)

Ken Miller

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz

as Man in Uniform Running Down Street (uncredited)

Ramón Rodríguez

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Gus Schilling

as Eddie Farnham (uncredited)

William Tannen

as Marcia Linnekar's Attorney (uncredited)

Wayne Taylor

as Gang Member (uncredited)

Rusty Wescoatt

as Detective Casey (uncredited)

Dan White

as Customs Officer (uncredited)

Keenan Wynn

as Bartender (uncredited)