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{{short description|1953 film by Fred M. Wilcox}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Code Two

| image_sizeimage =

| image caption =

| caption =

| director = [[Fred M. Wilcox (director)|Fred M. Wilcox]]

| producer = William Grady Jr.

| writerscreenplay = Marcy = Klauber

| basedbased_on on =

| starring = [[Ralph Meeker]]<br>[[Sally Forrest]]<br>[[Elaine Stewart (actress)|Elaine Stewart]]

| music = [[Alberto Colombo (composer)|Alberto Colombo]]

| cinematography = [[Ray June]]

| editing = [[Fredrick Y. Smith]]

| color_process = [[Black and white]]

| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]

| released = {{film date|1953|4|24|}}

| runtime = 69 minutes

| country = [[United States]]

| language = [[English language|English]]

| budget = $472,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>

| gross = $711,000<ref name="Mannix"/>

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| followed_by =

}}

'''''Code Two''''' is a 1953 American [[film noir]] [[crime film]] about men training to be motorcycle cops. It stars [[Ralph Meeker]], [[Sally Forrest]], [[Elaine Stewart (actress)|Elaine Stewart]], [[Robert Horton (actor)|Robert Horton]], and [[Keenan Wynn]], and was directed by [[Fred M. Wilcox (director)|Fred M. Wilcox]].

==Plot==

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* [[Sally Forrest]] as Mary

* [[Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)|Jeff Richards]] as Harry

* [[Elaine Stewart (actress)|Elaine Stewart]] as Jane

* [[Keenan Wynn]] as Jumbo

* [[Robert Burton (actor)|Robert Burton]] as Police Capt. Bill Williams

==Reception==

According to MGM records the movie earned $365,000 in the US and Canada and $346,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $37,000.<ref name="Mannix"/>

Often referenced as the first modern motorcycle stunt film, released a few8 months before [[The Wild One]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brothers-ink.com/2015/11/actors-and-stuntmen-for-code-two/|title = Actors and Stuntmen for Code Two}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

* {{IMDb title|0045636}}

* {{TCMDb title|2208}}

*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2208/Code-Two/ ''Code Two''] at [[TCMDB]]

* {{AFI film|50791}}

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[[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films]]

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[[Category:American crime drama films]]

[[Category:Motorcycling films]]

[[Category:American black-and-white films]]

[[Category:1950s English-language films]]

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