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James Cromwell as Dudley Smith, charismatic LAPD police captain

Los Angeles, Spring 1953

Film: L.A. Confidential
Release Date: September 19, 1997
Director: Curtis Hanson
Costume Designer: Ruth Myers

WARNING! Spoilers ahead!

Background

Happy birthday to James Cromwell, the prolific actor and activist born January 27, 1940 with a career spanning a half-century across the stage and screen. Two years after his first Academy Award nomination for a starring role in Babe (“That’ll do, pig”), Cromwell brought his dignified presence and talents to the ensemble cast of L.A. Confidential as Dudley Smith, the 1950s police captain with a charming brogue and easygoing demeanor that may mask something more sinister. Continue reading →