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Inspector Briggs : Lloyd Nolan enlists in the state organization to rookie FBI agent Gene Cordell : Mark Stevens, as he is assigned to a dangerous mission : to infiltrate himself into a nasty band led by an evil mobster named Styles : Richard Widmark . Things go awry when a corrupt mole at the police station is delivering information to the gangsters. The FBI Goes Undercover To Nab A Cold-Hearted Killer in This All-Star Crime Thriller With A Unique Storytelling Twist!. Counter Attack! A New Era Of Violence In The Making... A New Kind Of Gangster On The Loose! Here's The Real-Life Drama Of The FBI Counter-Attack Where Law And Order Break Down!

Classy Noir with thrills, supenseful , tension, plot twists and shady characters . Including a semi-documentary style at times , in fact the film's opening prologue states: ''The motion picture you are about to see was adapted from the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Wherever possible, it was photographed in the original locale and played by the actual F. B. I. Personnel involved¨. Stars Mark Stevens providing a good acting as the new FBI agent, along with Loyd Nolan as a tough chief who leads the investigations against the ominous criminal organization. But the best acting goes to the great Richard Widmark, giving an extraordinary show as a ruthless gangster with sadistic tendency by killing , hitting enemies and mistreating his girlfriend, the beautiful Barbara Lawrence. The Street with No Name(1948) is one of three consecutive Richard Widmark Noir films where he performed an evil gangster along with Kiss Of Death and Road House. They're well acccompanied by a remaining and effective support cast , such as : John McIntire, Ed Begley, Howard Smith, Donald Buka, Lane Chandler , Howard Smith , and Joseph Pevney , subsequently a notorious filmmaker .

It contains an atmospheric cinematography in black and white with plenty of lights and shades by Joseph MacDonald , who along with Nicolas Musuruca , John Alton and John Seitz are the best cameramen that worked in the Noir Film genre . The picture was competently directed by William Keighley. This filmmaker was expert on Noir as proved in Each dawn I die, Ladies they talk about, G Men, Bullets and ballots and The Street with no name . Rating : 7/10 . Better than average.