bartender   cigarette smoking   bar   based on novel   blackmail   marriage   movie with surprise ending   character name in title   political corruption   dancing   police corruption   hotel   1950s   los angeles california   fire   gangster   singing   organized crime   mob   corruption   male female relationship   cigar smoking   shaving   cowboy   bathtub   convertible   interrupted hanging   taxi   beautiful woman   obesity   bed   suit   animal in title   revolver   disfigurement   beer   punch   crime boss   kissing   lipstick   hotel room   telephone booth   fireplace   policeman   coffee   murder of father   dual role   female protagonist   twin   eyeglasses   anonymous telephone call   junkyard   poetic justice   scar   vendetta   insult   poker   car bomb   bandage   fast motion scene   mob boss   fedora   balcony   decolletage   overcoat   pearl necklace   fur coat   cityscape   fire fight   tie   fast motion sequence   part animation   pajamas   bodyguard   fratricide   semiautomatic pistol   scalding   telephone box   death of wife   earring   mistress   widow   robe   venetian blind   lamp   fist fight   straight razor   scarf   deathbed talk   studio logo segues into film   comb   murder of wife   hearse   female criminal   steak   dressing gown   nightgown   corset   portrait   schoolteacher   cuff links   grandfather clock   vest   arm twisted   b girl   barmaid   boutonnière   burn   burned with a cigarette   choker necklace   cocktail bar   lame woman   patrol car   scalded face   shot in body   show handkerchief   soda pop   squadroom   struggle   suspended policeman   throwing coffee   watch chain   wrecking yard   face burn   teletype   outlaw   female gunfighter   western spoof   nose   studio logo parody   saved from hanging   artificial nose   drunken horse   minstrel   troubador   afi   cult favorite   doctor   gunfight   murder   shot in the back   spoof   explosion   butler   suicide   altered version of studio logo   vengeance   little girl   revenge   cane   violence   husband wife relationship   title spoken by character   drinking   singer   letter   liquor   extramarital affair   drunkenness   femme fatale   loss of wife   torture   horse   party   horse riding   psychopath   vigilante justice   police   death of father   staircase   police officer   police detective