Broderick Crawford’s Typical Vibe
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Broderick Crawford has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1950s.
Recurring themes

Casque d'Or
1952
Drama · Crime

Sweet Smell of Success
1957
Drama

A Place in the Sun
1951
Drama · Romance

I Want to Live!
1958
Drama · Crime

The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Crime · Drama

The Big Combo
1955
Drama · Crime

The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Drama · Crime

Force of Evil
1950
Crime · Drama

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
Dir. George Cukor · With Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden

Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
Dir. Federico Fellini · With Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart

Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
Dir. William A. Wellman · With Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Dir. Robert Rossen · With John Ireland, Broderick Crawford, Joanne Dru

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train.
Dir. Fritz Lang · With Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford