The Pusher | |
Director: | Gene Milford |
Producer: | Sidney Katz Gene Milford |
Screenplay: | Harold Robbins |
Starring: | Kathy Carlyle Robert Lansing Felice Orlandi Douglas Rodgers Sloan Simpson |
Music: | Raymond Scott |
Cinematography: | Arthur J. Ornitz |
Editing: | Sidney Katz |
Studio: | Milford/Carlyle Productions |
Distributor: | United Artists |
Runtime: | 81 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
The Pusher is a 1960 American crime film directed and co-produced by Gene Milford. The screenplay—based on Ed McBain's novel of the same name, from his 87th Precinct series—was written by Harold Robbins. The film stars Kathy Carlyle, Robert Lansing, Felice Orlandi, Douglas Rodgers and Sloan Simpson. The film was released in February 1960, by United Artists.[1] [2]
A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss' daughter.[3]