The read
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in bed. Jailed as the prime suspect, with the aforementioned murderer released on a technicality Matthews escapes in search of the man he believes to be the real killer.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- George SchaeferDirector
- Stanley NissWriter
- Walter ScharfOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- George PeppardCapt. Frank Matthews
- Jean SebergAdele Matthews
- Richard KileyWoodrow Wilson King
- Charles McGrawDeputy Chief John P. Hildebrand
- Madeleine SherwoodMrs. Eileen Sanderson
- Robert F. LyonsPaul Martin Sanderson
- Frank MarthLt. Smithson
- Marj DusayLiz Tennant
- Paul McGrathSenator Augustus Cole
- Stewart MossRichard D'Angelo
- Isabel SanfordEffie
- Dana ElcarDet. J.J. 'Red' Thornton
Stills
Themes
falsely accusedmurderon the rundeathpolice captain