Breakdown (also known as Decision) is a 1952 American crime film noir directed by Edmond Angelo and starring Ann Richards, William Bishop and Anne Gwynne.
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Plot
Framed for murder, heavyweight boxer Terry Williams is sent to prison, but he is released after several years on good behavior. He becomes a championship contender and on the eve of the big fight, finds the man who can prove that he was framed for the crime for which he served time.
Cast
Ann Richards as June Hannum
William Bishop as Terry Williams
Anne Gwynne as Candy Allen
Sheldon Leonard as Nick Samson
Wally Cassell as Pete Samson
Richard Benedict as Punchy
Joe McTurk as Longshot McGinnis
John Vosper as Judge Sam Hannum
Roy Engel as Al Bell
Norman Rainey as Doc
Hal Baylor as Joe Thompson
Elena Sirangelo as Mrs. Prescott
Gene Covelli as Gumbo, the newsboy
Michelle King as Girl in Audience
Al Cantor as Joe DeVito
Production
Ann Richards was the wife of the film's director Edmond Angelo. She had retired from showbusiness three years earlier to raise her children and returned to permanent retirement after appearing in Breakdown.
Filming began on December 1, 1951 at Republic Studios and lasted for 11 days.
Reception
Variety called Breakdown a "so-so secondary action-meller of only spotty entertainment values".