The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%. Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
109 audience votes
Key crew
- Alfred L. WerkerDirector
- Crane WilburScreenplay
- John C. HigginsScreenplay
- Leonid RaabOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard BasehartRoy Martin / Roy Morgan
- Scott BradyPolice Sgt. Marty Brennan
- Roy RobertsPolice Captain Breen
- Whit BissellPaul Reeves
- James CardwellPolice Sgt. Chuck Jones
- Jack WebbLee Whitey
- Reed HadleyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Frank CadyPete Hammond
- Dorothy AdamsMilk Customer
- Jane AdamsNurse Scanion (uncredited)
- Jack BaileyWitness in Pajamas and Robe (uncredited)
- Alma BeltranMiss Montalvo (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
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