USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Narrow Margin, The

Narrow Margin, The

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Narrow Margin, The -- Tightly wound thriller takes place aboard a Chicago-to-Los Angeles train carrying a hard-boiled cop (Charles McGraw), the reluctant witness (Marie Windsor) he's escorting back to testify against the mob and some gunmen sent to silence her. Director Richard Fleischer makes the trip an suspenseful one, with plenty of edgy menace, a bit of comic relief and topped off by an edge-of-the-seat surprise finish. Threatening situations and stylized violence. (A-II) (br) ( 1952 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.