6.5Summary
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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Cast
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Viveca LindforsLysa Radoff
Dane ClarkBen Arno
Virginia MayoNurse Julie Benson
Edmond O'BrienSteve Connolly
Gordon MacRaeBob Corey
Ed BegleyCapt. Garcia
Frances RobinsonMrs. Blayne
Richard RoberSolly Blayne
Sheila MacRaeBonnie Willis
David HoffmanBurns
Monte BlueDet. Sgt. Pluther (uncredited)
Russ ConwayPolice Broadcaster (uncredited)
John DaheimBingo - Prizefighter (uncredited)
John DehnerBlake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
Fred KelseyFight Fan (uncredited)
Charles LaneDr. Nolan (uncredited)
Ray MontgomeryAttendant (uncredited)
Ida MooreSybil (uncredited)
John RidgelyPlainclothesman (uncredited)
Charles SherlockParty Guest (uncredited)
Leonard StrongLee Quong (uncredited)
Helen WestcottMiss Haller - Receptionist at Mortuary (uncredited)
Creighton HaleCab Driver (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Vincent Sherman
- Written by
- Lawrence B. Marcus, Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff
- Produced by
- Anthony Veiller
- Music by
- Ray Heindorf, Daniele Amfitheatrof
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Facts
January 26, 1950 · 1 h 31 min · NR
- Released
- January 26, 1950
- Runtime
- 1 h 31 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 4 countries