Touch of Evil
“The strangest vengeance ever planned!”
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Drama
Studio
Universal International Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Touch of Evil performed
Budget
$829,000
Worldwide Gross
$2.2M
Gross Profit
$1.4M
Return
2.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$378K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ramon Miguel Vargas
Charlton Heston
Ramon Miguel Vargas
Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Janet Leigh
Susan 'Susie' Vargas
Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Orson Welles
Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
Joseph Calleia
Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Akim Tamiroff
'Uncle' Joe Grandi
Marcia Linnekar
Joanna Moore
Marcia Linnekar
District Attorney Adair
Ray Collins
District Attorney Adair
Mirador Motel Night Manager
Dennis Weaver
Mirador Motel Night Manager
Pancho
Valentin de Vargas
Pancho
Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
Mort Mills
Al Schwartz - District Attorney's Assistant
Manelo Sanchez
Victor Millan
Manelo Sanchez
Risto - Grandi's Nephew
Lalo Rios
Risto - Grandi's Nephew
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