The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands ransom paid against a young runaway whose fate lands Barker in Casabel Island Prison.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
26 audience votes
Key crew
- John C. HigginsScreenplay
- Howard W. KochDirector
- Paul DunlapOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Broderick CrawfordRollo Lamar
- Ralph MeekerGeraldo 'Jerry' Barker aka Iceman
- Reed HadleySpecial FBI Agent James Madden
- William TalmanWilliam 'Machine Gun' Mason
- Lon Chaney Jr.Leonard M. 'Alamo' Smith
- Charles BronsonBenny Kelly
- Felicia FarrEmily Euridice Evans
- Roy RobertsChief Ranger Will Erickson
- Willis BoucheyRobertson Lambert
- Peter J. VotrianDanny Lambert
- Robert BrayRanger McCormick
- William BoyettRanger at Park Exit (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
ransomprison escape