Directed by:
Anthony MannCinematography:
John AltonComposer:
Paul SawtellCast:
Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland, Raymond Burr, Curt Conway, Whit Bissell, Carey Loftin, Richard Irving, Regis Toomey, Mike Lally (more)Plots(1)
All Joe Sullivan wants is “a breath of fresh air.” But when you’re serving time in stir for robbery, fresh air is a rare commodity. That’s about to change though as mob boss Rick Coyle has greased the skids inside the prison walls, so Joe can make it outside where girlfriend Pat will be waiting. But things don’t exactly go as planned for the duo as car trouble during their getaway forces them to get help from the only person nearby -- strait-laced legal assistant Ann Martin, whom they kidnap and use to evade capture. Things aren’t going as planned for Rick either who set up the escape fully expecting the fugitive to get “cut down” so he could keep the $50,000 he owes Joe for taking the rap for him. Now past the dragnet, the trio each find themselves increasingly conflicted in their loyalties and core beliefs as Joe is torn between the two women, who both care for him, while Pat and Ann each make decisions that prove they’re not as bad, or as good, as they’re supposed to be. (ClassicFlix)
(more)Cast
Dennis O'Keefe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Fury (1936)
Claire Trevor
USA
Best movies:
The Mountain (1956)
Texas (1941)
Stagecoach (1939)
Marsha Hunt
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
The Valley of Decision (1945)
John Ireland
Canada
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Red River (1948)
Raymond Burr
Canada
Best movies:
Rear Window (1954)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Curt Conway
USA
Best movies:
Hud (1963)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Whit Bissell
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Carey Loftin
USA
Richard Irving
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Raw Deal (1948)
Too Late for Tears (1949)
Regis Toomey
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Robert B. Williams
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
North by Northwest (1959)
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Frank Hyers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
David Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Adam's Rib (1949)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Cliff Clark
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Harry Tyler
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Robert Bice
USA
Best movies:
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Cap Somers
USA
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Gregg Barton
USA
Best movies:
Morituri (1965)
Albuquerque (1948)
The Man from Laramie (1955)
John Daheim
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Spartacus (1960)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)