Trailer
Summary
A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution. Intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, he holds the patrons of a bar hostage.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 51
IMDb6.8
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −29 min on the typical 104
typical 10475Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1950
November 3, 1950
76 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 24
Marshall ThompsonGunther Wyckoff
Virginia FieldFreddy
Andrea KingHelen
Sam LeveneJohn D. Faron
Leon AmesEarl
Keefe BrasselleSkip
Richard RoberHenry Keiver
James BellHarrison D. Barnes
William ConradChuckles
Dick SimmonsTelevision Announcer
Hal BaylorWhitey Tallman
Barbara BillingsleyDorothy (uncredited)
Frank CadyFred Backett (uncredited)
Argentina BrunettiWyckoff's Bus Seatmate (uncredited)
Naomi ChildersMother- BWBill WelshPolice Bulletin Announcer
Peter LeedsMartin
John MaxwellFrank- RRRalph RobertsBoyd
- ACAlbert CavensBus Passenger (uncredited)
- DCDick CherneyOnlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
Robert FoulkBarnes' Co-Worker (uncredited)
George MagrillPoliceman (uncredited)
Charles WagenheimMan on Street (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Gerald Mayer Director
Writing · 3
- John Monks Jr. Screenplay
- Don McGuire Story
- Hugh King Story
Production · 1
- Richard Goldstone Producer
Camera · 1
- Paul Vogel Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Newell P. Kimlin Editor
Sound · 1
- André Previn Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- William Ferrari Art Direction
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