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 |
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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 thriller film noir directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, and Jacqueline White. The RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard. In the film, Detective Sergeant Walter Brown (McGraw) plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse aboard a train with mob assassins out to stop Frankie Neall (Windsor), a slain gangster's widow, before she can testify before a grand jury.
The film was released by RKO on May 2, 1952. Though originally produced as a B movie, it was a surprise critical and commercial success, and was nominated for an Best Story at the 25th Academy Awards. A remake, Narrow Margin, was released in 1990.