The Big Heat

"I guess the scar isn't so bad, not if it's only on one side. I can always go through life sideways."

"(inspecting Bannion's cheap hotel room) "I like this. Early Nothing.""

"Somebody's going to pay ...because he forgot to kill me..."

"A hard cop and a soft dame!"

"Glenn Ford — Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion"

"Gloria Grahame — Debby Marsh"

"Lee Marvin — Vince Stone"

"Jeanette Nolan — Bertha Duncan"

"Alexander Scourby — Mike Lagana"

"Jocelyn Brando — Katie Bannion"

"Adam Williams — Larry, the car bomber"

"Kathryn Eames — Bannion's sister-in-law"

"Chris Alcaide — George Rose"

"Peter Whitney — Tierney"

"Willis Bouchey — Lt. Ted Wilks"