
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner in this lush tribute to tough film noir crime films. Based on the multi-layered James Ellroy novel.
Noel EvangelistiStenographer
Thomas Rosales Jr.First Mexican
Steven LambertRoland Navarette (as Steve Lambert)
Allan GrafWife Beater
Bob ClendeninReporter at Hollywood StationTwice the project was pitched to television: first, producer David L. Wolper wanted to produce the project as a mini-series, and later, it was being developed as a weekly series by HBO.
Captain Dudley Smith:
I admire you as a policeman - particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job.
Anachronisms: The premiere of When Worlds Collide (1951) is depicted as occurring in December 1952.
(1944)
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Johnny Mercer
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Special Markets
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