The Narrow Margin
| The Narrow Margin | |
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Screenplay by | Earl Felton |
| Story by | Martin Goldsmith Jack Leonard |
| Produced by | Stanley Rubin |
| Starring | Charles McGraw Marie Windsor Jacqueline White |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Edited by | Robert Swink |
| Music by | Uncredited stock music composers: Gene Rose Leith Stevens Dave Torbett Roy Webb |
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| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $230,000 |
The Narrow Margin is a 1952 American film noir starring Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard. The screenplay by Earl Felton was nominated for an Academy Award.
A police detective plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse aboard a train with mob assassins out to stop a slain gangster's widow before she can testify before a grand jury.