The Sellout (film)


The Sellout is a 1952 American film noir directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter and Paula Raymond.

Plot

Big-city newspaper editor Haven D. Allridge starts a crusade against corrupt small-town sheriff Burke after he gets a first-hand taste of Burke's version of justice. Although Burke blackmails Allridge into silence using the misdeeds of Allridge's son-in-law, county prosecutor Randy Stauton, state attorney Chick Johnson continues the fight.

Cast

According to MGM records the film made $434,000 in the US and Canada and $211,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $227,000.