Terribly good Orson Welles performance and a lot more of him on the screen (in both minutes and waistband inches) than in The Third Man (the other most wonderful performance).

TOUCH OF EVIL

Orson Welles

1958

Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff

Screenplay by Orson Welles; adapted from the novel Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson

Title: TOUCH OF EVIL

Year: 1958

Director: Orson Welles

Cast: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff

Writing: Screenplay by Orson Welles; adapted from the novel Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson

Genre tags: CRIME, NOIR, THRILLER