The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin
The Narrow Margin
	Theatrical release poster
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
Production; company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	May 2, 1952 (US);
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 Directed by Richard Fleischer, the RKO picture was written by Earl Felton, based on an unpublished story written by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard.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.^[4]

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.

^ "Catalog - The Narrow Margin". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
^ Jewell, Richard; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 268. ISBN 9780517546567.
^ Fleischer, Richard (1993). Just Tell Me When to Cry: A Memoir. Carroll and Graf. p. 45. ISBN 9780881849448.
^ Cite error: The named reference ozus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[AFI-1] "Catalog - The Narrow Margin". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2014.

[2] Jewell, Richard; Harbin, Vernon (1982). The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 268. ISBN 9780517546567.

[richard-3] Fleischer, Richard (1993). Just Tell Me When to Cry: A Memoir. Carroll and Graf. p. 45. ISBN 9780881849448.

[ozus-4] Cite error: The named reference ozus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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