Touch of Evil
1958/03/30 (US) | Crime, Thriller
The strangest vengeance ever planned!
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
Orson Welles
Screenplay
Orson Welles
Director
Lead Cast
Charlton Heston
Ramon Miguel Vargas
Janet Leigh
Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Orson Welles
Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Joseph Calleia
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Akim Tamiroff
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Joanna Moore
Marcia Linnekar
Ray Collins
District Attorney Adair
Budget
$ 829,000
Revenue
$ 2,247,500
Status
Released
Production Company
- Universal International Pictures
Crews
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Aaron Stell
Editor
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Virgil W. Vogel
Editor
Whit Masterson
Novel