Mr. Soft Touch (1949)

movie

(1260)

Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
Release: 1949-08-01
Director: Gordon Douglas , Henry Levin
Writers: Orin Jannings , Milton Holmes
Language: English
Stars: Glenn Ford , Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008) , John Ireland (I) (1914–1992) , Beulah Bondi , Percy Kilbride , Clara Blandick (1876–1962) , Ted de Corsia , Stanley Clements , Roman Bohnen , Harry Shannon
Runtime: 93 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Kuolema kintereillä (Finland) , Mr. Soft Touch (United States of America) , Der Mann, der zu Weihnachten kam (Austria) , Det gäller livet (Sweden) , House of Settlement (United Kingdom) , Мистер Простак , Cesur gangster (Turkey) , Mr. Soft Touch (Canada) , Tu eres mi vida (Argentina) , House of Settlement (Ireland) , Mr. Soft Touch (Canada) , Tu eres mi vida (Venezuela) , Mr. Soft Touch (South Africa) , Tu eres mi vida (Chile) , Ta lytra tis metanoias (Greece) , Der Mann, der zu Weihnachten kam , Tu eres mi vida (Mexico) , Mr. Soft Touch (New Zealand) , A Vida é um Jogo (Brazil) , Cinq millions dans une poubelle (France, French Republic) , Purificazione (Italy) , Dl. Atingere Usoara (Romania) , Mr. Soft Touch (Australia) , A Vida é um Jogo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Mr. Soft Touch , Tu eres mi vida (Colombia)
Plot: Just before Christmas, Joe Miracle, a returning WWII war veteran, comes home to learn that gangster Barney Teener has taken over his nightclub and murdered Joe's partner. Joe loots the club's safe for $100,000 and then finds sanctuary in a settlement house run by Jenny Jones who mistakes him for a down-and-out musician. Eventually, Joe comes to understand the importance of her work. "Early" Byrd, a newspaper columnist, learns Joe's true identity and writes a column that puts Teener on his trail. The gangsters recover the money after setting fire to the settlement house, but Joe steals it again and returns to the gutted welfare house disguised as Santa Claus and then gives the money to Jenny to rebuild. Tenner and his gang then catch up to Joe.
IMDB:tt0041663