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Pursued by detectives, Johnny Walters leaves the city to visit his family in a small California town. Among the household: his dead brother's luscious widow Helen, who soon is attracted to him. Ominous events and conflicting evidence leave Helen suspicious, but uncertain about her brother-in-law as tension builds...
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Audiences 61GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 16 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −30 min on the typical 106
typical 10676Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1958
September 1, 1958
68 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
18 of 18
Colleen MillerHelen Walters
Charles DrakeJohnny Walters
Rod TaylorMike Randall
Josephine HutchinsonMrs. Walters
Jocelyn BrandoLily
Alan DexterRoy
Ricky KelmanDoug Walters
Ann DoranMrs. Duprez
Nelson LeighReverend Johnson (unconfirmed)
Eleanor AudleyMiss Brighton (uncredited)
Helen BennettMrs. Dunwiddy (uncredited)- JBJim BrandtTom Hobbs (uncredited)
- GCGwen CaldwellRose Cobb (uncredited)
- JCJohn CloseDetective (uncredited)
- BDBarbara DrewHazel Cobb (uncredited)
Harold GoodwinMan with Dog (uncredited)
Herbert LyttonDoctor (uncredited)- EVElmore VincentMr. Dunwiddy (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Harry Keller Director
- James Welch Assistant Director
- Marshall Green Assistant Director
- Betty A. Griffin Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- Czenzi Ormonde Screenplay
- Sy Gomberg Screenplay
- Mel Dinelli Screenplay
- Gordon McDonell Story
Production · 1
- Joseph Gershenson Producer
Camera · 5
- Russell Metty Director of Photography
- Eddie Pyle Camera Operator
- Ledge Haddow Assistant Camera
- Clifford Stine Still Photographer, Visual Effects
- Virgil Proctor Best Boy Grip
Editing · 2
- Frank Gross Editor
- Richard Bracken Assistant Editor
Sound · 8
- William Lava Music
- Frank Skinner Music
- Henry Mancini Music
- Hans J. Salter Music
- Herman Stein Music
- Heinz Roemheld Music
Art · 5
- Bud Laraby Props
- Alexander Golitzen Art Direction
- Julia Heron Set Decoration
- Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
- Solly Martino Props
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Bill Thomas Costume Design
- Nick Marcellino Makeup Artist
- Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
- Bucky Rous Wardrobe Master
- Monty Westmore Makeup Artist
- Martha Bunch Wardrobe Master
Other crew · 3
- Harold Goodwin Dialogue Coach
- Michael S. Baumohl Unit Publicist
- Fred Carson Stunts
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