The read
It runs a compact 58m.
Synopsis
Betty Bryant is an ambitious newspaper reporter in love with Dan Barton, a member of a big-city Emergency Squad who are trained to deal with riots, cave-in, explosions, fires and other emergencies where lives are at stake. Slade Wiley, an unscrupulous tunnel builder, finds that his low bid on the Newford Tunnel project is causing him to lose a lot of money, and has underworld leader Nick Burton set off blasts to frighten the stockholders into selling their shares at a low price so he can buy up the stock. Betty is investigating the deal when Wiley and Burton take her on a "tour trip" to the tunnel.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward DmytrykDirector
- Stuart PalmerScreenplay
- Garnett WestonScreenplay
- John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer
- Leo ShukenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- William HenryPeter Barton
- Louise CampbellBetty Bryant
- Richard DenningDan Barton
- Robert PaigeChester 'Chesty' Miller
- Anthony QuinnNick Buller
- John MiljanSlade Wiley
- John MarstonLt. Murdock
- Joseph CrehanH. Tyler Joyce, editor
- Sam AshFireman
- Barbara BarondessAda Miller
- Henry BlairAda's Son
- Stanley BlystoneMack - Emergency Squad Sergeant
Stills
Themes
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