VIEWING CUE: Touch of Evil

VIEWING CUE: Touch of Evil


In the concluding sequence of Touch of Evil (Orson Welles, 1958) the partner of corrupt cop Quinlan (Welles) is wearing a wire to collect evidence for honest cop Vargas (Charlton Heston).



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