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A young married couple flee both the police and a gangster out for revenge.A young married couple flee both the police and a gangster out for revenge.A young married couple flee both the police and a gangster out for revenge.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Jason Robards Sr.
- Ferrari
- (as Jason Robards)
Ilka Grüning
- Aunt Klara
- (as Ilka Gruning)
Ernie Adams
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Erville Alderson
- Simon Pringle
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Bus Passenger
- (uncredited)
George Anderson
- Man on Train
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Traveling Salesman
- (uncredited)
George Barrows
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
- Dr. Wilson
- (uncredited)
Robert Bray
- Policeman with Lt. Ferrari
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was the only theatrical feature film in which Steve Brodie received top billing.
- GoofsWhen Anne is on the train, she reads a newspaper about the warehouse holdup. The first paragraph below the headline is about the robbery, but the rest of the column is about something else entirely.
- Quotes
Policeman with Lt. Ferrari: [referring to Radak] Say, Lieutenant, he must have died right at the stroke of midnight. What date'll I use?
Ferrari: [indifferently] Toss a coin.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Svengoolie: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (2019)
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Raymond Burr is the main feature as the crime boss desperately trying to save his younger brother from a date with the electric chair. Directed by Anthony Mann, the pace picks up as the hour approaches for the execution, and the final minutes of the film are quite exciting, with Burr, the clock ticking down to midnight, and the police closing in. The implausible ending may have given the film more appeal but watered down the impact it was building up. Before Burr went into television, he made a believable impression as a criminal, as here, and the film loses momentum whenever he's not in it. Steve Brodie, as an unwitting small time trucker with a new wife, doesn't really convey the dramatic impact to counter Burr.
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- Jul 19, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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