The Big Combo

The Big Combo1955

Stars: Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 87 minutes

The Big Combo is a 1955 film noir crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David Raksin. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte and Brian Donlevy, as well as Jean Wallace, who was Wilde… more »



Leonard Diamond:
I'll wait until I can put you on trial for murder.

Mr. Brown:
Whose murder, Lieutenant?

Leonard Diamond:
Mine, if necessary.

Mr. Brown:
Don't push too hard.

Leonard Diamond:
It's my sworn duty to push too hard.

Mr. Brown:
Diamond, the only trouble with you is, you'd like to be me. You'd like to have my organization, my influence, my fix. You can't. It's impossible. You think it's money, it's not. It's personality. You haven't got it, Lieutenant, you're a cop. Slow, steady, intelligent, with a bad temper, and a gun under your arm. And with a big yen for a girl you can't have. First is first, and second is nobody.

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