---
title: 'The Turning Point (1952)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Dieterle'
released: '1952-11-15'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-turning-point-1952'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045267/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Turning Point (1952)

1952 · 85 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Turning Point is a 1952 American film noir crime film directed by William Dieterle and starring William Holden, Edmond O'Brien and Alexis Smith. It was inspired by the Kefauver Committee's hearings dealing with organized crime.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle)
- **Screenplay:** [Horace McCoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/horace-mccoy), [Warren B. Duff](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-b-duff)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Irving Asher](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-asher)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lionel Lindon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-lindon)
- **Editor:** [George Tomasini](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-tomasini)

## Cast

- [Ray Teal](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-teal)
- [Tom Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-moore-2)
- [Neville Brand](https://cinepixo.com/people/neville-brand)
- [Howard Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-freeman)
- [Danny Dayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-dayton)
- [Soledad Jiménez](https://cinepixo.com/people/soledad-jimenez)
- [William Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-holden)
- [Ralph Sanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-sanford)
- [Carolyn Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-jones)
- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien)
- [Ted de Corsia](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-de-corsia)
- [Don Porter](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-porter)
- [Whit Bissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/whit-bissell)
- [Tom Tully](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-tully)
- [Alexis Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-smith)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-turning-point-1952
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