Touch of Evil (1958)
| Release Date | 23 April 1958 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Overwhelming Drama of a Strange Vengeance |
| Genre | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller, Mystery |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Film Noir, Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film |
| Themes | Police Corruption, Crime Gone Awry, Fighting the System, Miscarriage of Justice |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Stylized, Tense, Ominous, Bleak, Disturbing |
| Tags | Bomb, Border Town, Drug Dealer, Drug Ring, Evidence False, Intimidation, Investigation, Mexican [nationality], Police Detective, Wife |
Touch of Evil is a 1958 American crime thriller film, written, directed by, and co-starring Orson Welles. The screenplay was loosely based on the novel Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson. Along with Welles, the cast includes Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, and Marlene Dietrich.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Valentin de Vargas
Pancho - Grandi Hood
Mort Mills
Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
Victor Millan
Manelo Sanchez
Lalo Rios
Risto - Grandi's Nephew
Michael Sargent
Pretty Boy
Phil Harvey
Blaine
Harry Shannon
Chief Gould
Joe Basulto
Young delinquent
Yolanda Bojorquez
Bobbie
Domenick Delgarde
Lackey
Jennie Dias
Jackie
John Dierkes
Policeman
Eleanor Dorado
Lia
Billy House
Construction site foreman
Ken Miller
Gang member
Ramón Rodríguez
Gang member
Gus Schilling
Eddie Farnham
William Tannen
Lawyer
Wayne Taylor
Gang member
Rusty Wescoatt
Detective Casey
Director
Writer
Whit Masterson
Paul Monash
uncredited
Franklin Coen
contributing writer: reshoots
Producer
Rick Schmidlin
producer
Albert Zugsmith
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Editor
Aaron Stell
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Virgil W. Vogel
Edward Curtiss
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Art Director
Robert Clatworthy
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Alexander Golitzen
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Set Decorator
John P. Austin
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Russell A. Gausman
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Costume Designer
Bill Thomas
Makeup Department
Merle Reeves
hair stylist
Vincent Romaine
makeup artist
Maurice Seiderman
makeup artist
Monty Westmore
makeup artist
Production Manager
F.D. Thompson
production manager
Foster Thompson
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Bowles
assistant director
Harry Keller
director: reshoots
Terence Nelson
assistant director
Sound Department
Leslie I. Carey
sound
William Hooper
sound effects editor
Richard LeGrand Jr.
supervising sound editor
Bob McNabb
sound effects editor
Peter Reale
sound re-recordist
Harry E. Snodgrass
sound effects editor
Bill Varney
sound re-recordist
Frank H. Wilkinson
sound
George Ohanian
dialogue editor
Walter White
sound technician
Visual Effects
Kevin Braun
visual effects supervisor, lead digital compositor
Sandy DellaMarie
digital production coordinator
Chris Flynn
digital paint artist
Mark Freund
visual effects supervisor
George Gervan
digital paint artist
Richard Gervan
digital paint artist
Maureen Healy
digital paint artist
Lynn Tigar
digital paint artist
Stunts
David Sharpe
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
James V. King
camera operator: Venice canal locations
Philip H. Lathrop
camera operator
John L. Russell
camera operator
Clifford Stine
camera operator: additional photography
Editorial Department
Eric Aijala
negative restoration
Sean Cullen
assistant editor
Bob O'Neil
picture restoration
Ernest J. Nims
assistant editor
Music Department
Joseph Gershenson
music supervisor
Other Crew
Jonathan Rosenbaum
consultant
Robert Tafur
dialogue coach, technical advisor
Thanks
James Naremore
special thanks
Production Company
Universal International Pictures (UI)
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
MCA/Universal Home Video
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
MFA Filmdistribution
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Mundos de Cine
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Universal Home Video
Universal Pay Television
Universal Pictures (Spain)
Universal Pictures
Universal Studios Home Video
Miscellaneous
77 Kob Albuquerque
special thanks
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes
Cineteca del Comune di Bologna
special thanks
Deborah Ross Film Design
title design
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
this picture made under the jurisdiction of
Lilly Library, Indiana University, The
special thanks
Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
special thanks
Pacific TitleMirage
titles , digital restoration services
USC Cinema and Television Library
special thanks
Universal Studios
restored by
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