Synopsis
A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.
Movie Information
- Director
- Felix E. Feist
- Writers
- Dick Irving Hyland, Hugh King
- Release Year
- 1949
- Runtime
- 66 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Thriller
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (24 votes)
Top Cast
Michael O'Shea
Detective Ray Williams
Virginia Grey
Carol
Charles McGraw
Arnold 'Red' Kluger
Julie Bishop
Ann Williams
Frank Conroy
District Attorney Barker MacDonald
Robert Shayne
Insp. 'Murph' Murphy
Anthony Caruso
Nick Damon
Don McGuire
Joe Turner
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