Noir Alley: Eddie Muller on The Narrow Margin (1952)

Narrow Margin, The -- (Original Trailer)

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's moll on a tense train ride in one of the best film noirs The Narrow Margin (1952).

Narrow Margin, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Steadier Nerves

Cold then warm meeting with Ann (Jacqueline White) before Brown (Charles McGraw) sees reason to panic as Kemp (David Clarke) pursues his witness aboard the train in Richard Fleischer's The Narrow Margin, 1952.

Narrow Margin, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Crystal Ball

Hurtling opening credits and crisp dialogue from director Richard Fleischer's celebrated crime thriller The Narrow Margin, 1952, starring Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor and Jacqueline White.

Narrow Margin, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Take Too Long

Detective Brown (Charles McGraw) gets a detailed pitch and some sample cash from gangster Yost (Peter Brocco) while the witness (Marie Windsor) sweats, in Richard Fleischer's The Narrow Margin, 1952.

Narrow Margin, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) After You

Detectives Brown (Charles McGraw) and Forbes (Don Beddoe) meet their feisty witness (Marie Windsor) before the train ride, in an early scene from Richard Fleischer's The Narrow Margin, 1952.

Narrow Margin, The (1952) -- (Movie Clip) He's Dead And You're Alive

Detective Brown (Charles McGraw) controls fury toward Mrs. Neall (Marie Windsor) the whiny witness he's guarding, then gets steely toward Kemp (David Clarke) who invades their sleeper, in Richard Fleischer's The Narrow Margin, 1952.