The Salary of Crime
1964
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The Lawbreakers
Representation Score
1.9/10
Minimal
1961
Director
Joseph M. Newman
Runtime
79 minutes
Average Rating
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The Lawbreakers is a conventional mid-century crime procedural that prioritizes established genre clichés over narrative subversion. While it tackles the heavy theme of institutional corruption, it does so to reinforce the legitimacy of the state rather than to critique systemic power structures. The film lacks complexity in its portrayal of diverse identities and social hierarchies.
Category Breakdown
Does The Lawbreakers have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not depict any non-straight relationships or identities, adhering to the straight-centered assumptions typical of 1961 cinema.
How does The Lawbreakers portray gender?
The story revolves around male-driven authority, centered on a police commissioner and criminal syndicates. Female characters do not play a significant role in driving the story or challenge traditional gender roles.
How racially and ethnically diverse is The Lawbreakers?
The narrative focuses on conventional power struggles within a standard urban setting. There is no evidence of significant non-white ability to act or actors playing roles traditionally associated with white characters.
How does The Lawbreakers represent religion and culture?
The film explores moral complexity through the theme of corruption. It ultimately validates traditional institutions by focusing on restoring order to the city government.
Does The Lawbreakers include disability representation?
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the film's documentation.
Present on Screen
- Engages with the complex theme of institutional corruption within city government.
- Provides a moral exploration of the struggle to uphold legal integrity.
Limited or Absent
- Lacks diverse casting and representation of non-white ability to act.
- Reinforces traditional gender hierarchies through male-centric authority roles.
- Fails to include LGBTQ+ identities or narratives.
- Does not feature characters with disabilities.
Official Synopsis
The story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police commissioner 's efforts to investigate homicides that take place as the scheme unfolds while also fighting corruption in the city government and police department.
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