No Questions Asked

Director: Harry F. Kress, Harold Kress Harry F. Kress

Overview

Barry Sullivan plays an eager young lawyer who is willing to sacrifice any and all scruples on the upward climb. He is put on retainer by a gangster, and soon is ankle-deep in an insurance racket. When he wants to pull out, Sullivan is framed for a gangland murder. No Questions Asked was in line with the harsher, less frothy fare produced by MGM during the Dore Schary regime. The screenplay was by former radio gagman Sidney Sheldon, who would later carve a literary niche for himself in the best-seller market of the 1970s.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2016
UPC:	0888574409616
Original Release:	1951
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:21:00
Sales rank:	46,393

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Barry Sullivan	Steve Kelyer
Arlene Dahl	Ellen Sayburn
George Murphy	Inspector Matt Duggan
Jean Hagen	Joan Brenson
Richard Anderson	Detective Walter O'Bannion
Moroni Olsen	Henry Manston
Dan Dayton	Harry Dycker,Harry Dycker
Richard Simmons	Gordon N. Jessman,Gordon N. Jessman
Howard Petrie	Franko
William Reynolds	Floyd
Mauritz Hugo	Marty Calbert
Mari Blanchard	Natalie
Robert Sheppard	Detective Eddie
Michael Dugan	Detective Howard
Howland Chamberlin	Beebe
Richard H. Bartlett	Betz
Robert Osterloh	Owney
Bill Phipps	Roger
Howland Chamberlain	Beebe
Lex Barker	Theatre Patron
Madge Blake	Ellen's landlady
Leith Stevens	Composer

Technical Credits

Sidney Sheldon

Harry F. Kress	Director,Director
Nicholas Nayfack	Producer
A. Gillespie	Special Effects
Sidney Sheldon	Screenwriter
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- No Questions Asked
1. Chapter 1 [8:14]
2. Chapter 2 [9:37]
3. Chapter 3 [8:47]
4. Chapter 4 [9:46]
5. Chapter 5 [9:30]
6. Chapter 6 [8:54]
7. Chapter 7 [8:54]
8. Chapter 8 [8:23]
9. Chapter 9 [7:48]
10. Chapter 10 [:37]

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Editorial Reviews

A tasty little "B" level noir thriller, No Questions Asked is the kind of neat little film that, despite its flaws, exerts a hold on the viewer. Sidney Sheldon's screenplay starts out with a slam-bang opening, leading into a flashback that captivates for a good while before losing its way a bit in the middle and then getting back on track in time for a good, solid climax. The racket in the story is a fine one, and the double cross situation is well laid out; all that the writing really lacks is a scene that pays off if a really big way, settling instead for several memorable scenes that just fall a little short. Director Harold Kress has an enjoyable time finding ways to add to the natural tension in the screenplay, and he's aided by the atmospheric cinematography of Harold Lipstein. Barry Sullivan is okay in the lead, and Arlene Dahl looks smashing, but the stand out performance is by Jean Hagen, giving her considerable all to a supporting role and stealing the picture with her well-turned performance.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler