711 Ocean Drive

711 Ocean Drive

102 mins | Drama, Crime | July 1, 1950

The Horatio Alger parable gets the film noir treatment with the redoubtable Edmund O’Brien as a whip-smart telephone technician who moves up the ladder of a Syndicate gambling empire in Southern California until distracted by an inconveniently married Joanne Dru and his own greed. Ripped from the headlines of the 1950 Kevaufer Organized Crime Hearings, this fast-moving picture is laden with location sequences shot in Los Angeles, the Hoover Dam and Palm Springs including the famous Doll House watering hole on North Palm Canyon Drive!

711 Ocean Drive

102 mins | Drama, Crime | July 1, 1950

711 Ocean Drive
The Horatio Alger parable gets the film noir treatment with the redoubtable Edmund O’Brien as a whip-smart telephone technician who moves up the ladder of a Syndicate gambling empire in Southern California until distracted by an inconveniently married Joanne Dru and his own greed. Ripped from the headlines of the 1950 Kevaufer Organized Crime Hearings, this fast-moving picture is laden with location sequences shot in Los Angeles, the Hoover Dam and Palm Springs including the famous Doll House watering hole on North Palm Canyon Drive!
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Frank Seltzer Productions, Essaness Productions
Original title 711 Ocean Drive
Directors Charles L. Smith, Joseph M. Newman
Writers Francis Swann, Richard English

Cast

Edmond O'Brien

as Mal Granger

Joanne Dru

as Gail Mason

Otto Kruger

as Carl Stephans

Barry Kelley

as Vince Walters

Dorothy Patrick

as Trudy Maxwell

Don Porter

as Larry Mason

Howard St. John

as Lieutenant Pete Wright

Robert Osterloh

as Gizzi

Sammy White

as Chippie Evans

Fred Aldrich

as Peterson - Carl's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Phillip Barnes

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jay Barney

as Detective Carter (uncredited)

Gail Bonney

as Chippie's Date (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

as Bookie (uncredited)

Frank Dae

as Pop (uncredited)

George DeNormand

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Sidney Dubin

as Mendel Weiss (uncredited)

Charles Ferguson

as Bookie (uncredited)

Bert Freed

as Steve Marshak (uncredited)

William Getts

as Hoover Dam Guide (uncredited)

Edward Grandpere

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Joe Gray

as Boxer (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Credit Union Clerk (uncredited)

Al Hill

as Al - Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

as Tim - Bookie (uncredited)

Charles La Torre

as Rocco (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

as Flirty Man at Bar (uncredited)

George Magrill

as Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited)

Hank Mann

as Counterman (uncredited)

Earl Merritt

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Carl Milletaire

as Joe Gish (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

as Sonny - Spotter / Henchman (uncredited)

Cleo Moore

as Mal's Date (uncredited)

Joey Ray

as Las Vegas Bookmaker (uncredited)

Jack Raymond

as Bookie in Montage (uncredited)

Walter Sande

as Auto Repair Mechanic (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Man at Racetrack (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

as Dame at Boxing Match (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

as Boulder Dam Tourist (uncredited)

Duke Watson

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jack Weiler

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)