Three young thugs rob a farmhouse, kill the owner and take his stenographer hostage but the woman's estranged husband, a police detective, starts investigating her disappearance.Three young thugs rob a farmhouse, kill the owner and take his stenographer hostage but the woman's estranged husband, a police detective, starts investigating her disappearance.Three young thugs rob a farmhouse, kill the owner and take his stenographer hostage but the woman's estranged husband, a police detective, starts investigating her disappearance.
Philip Carey
- Detective Sgt. Tony Atlas
- (as Phil Carey)
John Drew Barrymore
- Jess Reber
- (as John Barrymore Jr.)
Dave Barry
- Miller
- (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
- Conway - Truck Driver
- (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Don Carlos
- Felipe
- (uncredited)
Thom Carney
- Character
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaPhil Carey's deep voice, tall stature and sexy bearing made him one of the most ubiquitous actors in Hollywood's B-film stock company. He played occasional second leads in top-line pictures such as Calamity Jane (1953), but is perhaps best remembered for his perfectly nuanced turn on TV's "All in the Family" as an old war buddy who turns the tables on Archie Bunker's notions of masculinity by coming out as homosexual in the midst of their climactic arm wrestle.
- GoofsThe Sargent says that Petey was found at "12th and Central", but road signs seen on film of the event show the crossroads to be Valley Blvd. at Nogales St.
- Quotes
Sgt. Paul Denke: 12th and Central.
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Decent Suspenser
Home invasion movies were popular during this period (1950's), maybe as a way of injecting fear into audiences from comfortably expanding suburbs. Here three young hoods invade an old man's home, kill him, while traumatizing the young son with his mother who's there as a stenographer. Unbeknownst to the hoods is that mom's the wife of a cop sergeant, so when the speechless boy is found, a police hunt is launched, led by the agonized husband father. So what will the quarreling hoods do with hostage mom as the cops close in.
It's an interesting cast with Barrymore Jr. as the murderous hood, Corey Allen from Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as the conflicted gang member, and Jerry Mathers of Leave It To Beaver (1957- 63) as the unfortunate boy. Also, probably shouldn't overlook actress Garrett as the mom, whose budding musical career was stymied by the Hollywood blacklist.
All in all, the flick's a pretty good suspenser of the sort that would soon transfer to TV, maybe The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Barrymore makes a convincingly nasty hood, while Garrett bears up as the terrified mom, even as Mathers manages a frozen face as the traumatized boy. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised his performance helped get him the defining Beaver role. There're also some good action sequences like the chase over rooftops that help pick up the indoor menace scenes. Also, battling among the three hoods offers interesting personality clashes, especially the woman-protecting Joey. Is he really stupid or just quietly enigmatic. On the whole, however, the 76-minutes is nothing special, but should keep watchers entertained as the crime drama plays out in fairly suspenseful fashion.
It's an interesting cast with Barrymore Jr. as the murderous hood, Corey Allen from Rebel Without a Cause (1955) as the conflicted gang member, and Jerry Mathers of Leave It To Beaver (1957- 63) as the unfortunate boy. Also, probably shouldn't overlook actress Garrett as the mom, whose budding musical career was stymied by the Hollywood blacklist.
All in all, the flick's a pretty good suspenser of the sort that would soon transfer to TV, maybe The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Barrymore makes a convincingly nasty hood, while Garrett bears up as the terrified mom, even as Mathers manages a frozen face as the traumatized boy. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised his performance helped get him the defining Beaver role. There're also some good action sequences like the chase over rooftops that help pick up the indoor menace scenes. Also, battling among the three hoods offers interesting personality clashes, especially the woman-protecting Joey. Is he really stupid or just quietly enigmatic. On the whole, however, the 76-minutes is nothing special, but should keep watchers entertained as the crime drama plays out in fairly suspenseful fashion.
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- dougdoepke
- Mar 31, 2019
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- Also known as
- The Missing Witness
- Filming locations
- 1290 Produce Row, Los Angeles, California, USA(produce warehouse)
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- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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