The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
A gangster takes a doctor and his family hostage.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles VidorDirector
- Philip MacDonaldScreenplay
- Michael BlankfortScreenplay
- Albert DuffyScreenplay
- James WarwickWriter
- Lewis MeltzerScreenplay
Cast
- Chester MorrisHal Wilson
- Ralph BellamyDr. Shelby
- Ann DvorakMary
- Joan PerryLinda Curtis
- Melville CooperGeorge Curtis
- Rose StradnerDoris Shelby
- John EldredgeDick Holbrook (as John Eldridge)
- Ann DoranAgnes
- Marc LawrenceBuck
- Stanley BrownFred Landis
- Scotty BeckettDavy Shelby
- Milburn StoneNick
Stills
Themes
hostagebased on play or musicalhome invasionpsychiatristwardenescaped prisoner