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The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...
Iris Adrian
- Marie
- (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
- Joe
- (uncredited)
Michael Barrett
- Eddie Dalbo
- (uncredited)
Al Bridge
- Ulysses Grant Sheldon
- (uncredited)
John Butler
- Alice's Landlord
- (uncredited)
Frank Cady
- Showbox Puppeteer
- (uncredited)
Robert Cavendish
- Dan Brian
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe poem in the letter written to the public defender by Rolene is taken from the poem known as "Tichborne's Elegy". Chidiock Tichborne took part in the 1586 Babington plot to murder Queen Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. Tichborne wrote the poem to his wife when he was in the Tower of London awaiting execution. The lines in the letter are taken from the second stanza of Tichborne's 3-stanza poem.
- GoofsWhen Paul Bennett is talking to his father in the hospital after the car chase, the man in the background turns twice to walk off screen.
- Quotes
Kerry McGuire: He's right. I've drunk better alcohol out of compasses.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Major Crimes: Poster Boy (2013)
- SoundtracksWishing Will Make It So
(uncredited)
Written by Buddy G. DeSylva
Performed by Lynne Roberts
[Sally sings the song in the opening scene at the bar]
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A dandy B-movie.
When the story begins, an armed robber breaks into a cafe and the guy tries to shoot a guy who is working there as he steals the money. However, the worker manages to overpower the robber and shoots him in the process. Now you'd think he'd become a big hero. Instead, the police see the newspaper clipping showing a photo of the hero...and he's recognized as a man who vanished 12 years ago after he was convicted of murder but before he could be sentenced.
The public defender (Gig Young) believes the reluctant hero and decides to investigate the case himself*. Soon, he's able to track down a few of the witnesses but then something weird happens....folks try to kill the public defender and his father! And, they also try to kill one of the witnesses. Obviously somebody doesn't want anyone looking into this old case!
While "Hunt the Man Down" is clearly a B-movie due to its short run-time and cast of mostly 2nd and 3rd tier actors, it's a terrific film. Well acted, tense and a nice script more than make up for the cheap production. Well worth seeing.
*I have no idea IF defense attorneys EVER do this. They do it in films and on TV but I also know that they are generally overworked and overwhelmed and assume they literally don't have enough time to investigate anything.
The public defender (Gig Young) believes the reluctant hero and decides to investigate the case himself*. Soon, he's able to track down a few of the witnesses but then something weird happens....folks try to kill the public defender and his father! And, they also try to kill one of the witnesses. Obviously somebody doesn't want anyone looking into this old case!
While "Hunt the Man Down" is clearly a B-movie due to its short run-time and cast of mostly 2nd and 3rd tier actors, it's a terrific film. Well acted, tense and a nice script more than make up for the cheap production. Well worth seeing.
*I have no idea IF defense attorneys EVER do this. They do it in films and on TV but I also know that they are generally overworked and overwhelmed and assume they literally don't have enough time to investigate anything.
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- planktonrules
- Jan 7, 2020
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- Public Defender
- Filming locations
- Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, California, USA(the chase scene that ends with the deaths of Lefty McGuire and the two thugs who shot him was filmed on the section of Cahuenga Boulevard that runs along the East side of the Hollywood Freeway near the Mulholland Bridge in the Cahuenga Pass)
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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