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Build My Gallows High

Classic 1940s American film noir telling a grim, complex tale of love and betrayal. An ex-private detective falls for the mistress of a mobster.

Classic 1940s American film noir which tells a grim, complex tale of love and betrayal. An ex-private detective turned garage owner is hired to find the girlfirend of an old gambling associate. His journey takes him down to Acapulco, where he finds himself falling in love with the dangerous lady in question.

1 hour, 33 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Dec 201608:25
BBC Two

Credits

Jeff BaileyRobert Mitchum
Kathie MoffettJane Greer
Meta CarsonRhonda Fleming
Whit SterlingKirk Douglas
FisherSteve Brodie
JimRichard Webb
AnnVirginia Huston
JoePaul Valentine
The KidDickie Moore
EelsKen Niles
DirectorJacques Tourneur
ProducerWarren Duff
WriterGeoffrey Homes

Broadcasts

  • Wed 2 Jan 200802:10
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 3 Jan 200900:35
    BBC Four
  • Sun 23 Aug 200921:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 27 Dec 200901:50
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Thu 18 Aug 201111:40
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 27 Aug 201212:40
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 31 May 201413:35
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 26 Sep 201602:15
    BBC Four
  • Sat 10 Dec 201608:25
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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