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Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1955-10-05
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 112 Mins
- star Rating: 7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 161 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0047985
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Humphrey Bogart
Glenn Griffin

Fredric March
Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin
Hal Griffin

Gig Young
Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy
Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer
Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton
Sam Kobish

Bert Freed
Tom Winston

Ray Collins
Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell
FBI Agent Carson

Ray Teal
State Police Lt. Fredericks

Walter Baldwin
George Patterson

Edmund Cobb
Mr. Walling

Ann Doran
Mrs. Walling

Beverly Garland
Miss Swift

Helen Kleeb
Miss Wells

Ralph Dumke
Clint

Pat Flaherty
Dutch

Ric Roman
Sal

Burt Mustin
Carl

Louis Lettieri
Bucky Walling

Paul E. Burns
Chef at Al's Dining Room

John Benson
Bellboy

Joe Flynn
Motorist Hijacked by Hal

Donald Kerr
Barkeeper

James O'Hara
Gas Station Attendant

Alan Reed
Detective (uncredited)

Don Haggerty
Detective (uncredited)

Michael Moore
Detective (uncredited)

Fred S. Fosler
Sheriff (uncredited)

Paul Salata
Sheriff (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney
State Trooper (uncredited)

Simon Oakland
State Trooper (uncredited)

Joel D. Smith
State Trooper (uncredited)
groups Crew

William Wyler
Director

Joseph Hayes
Theatre Play

Joseph Hayes
Screenplay

William Wyler
Producer

Gail Kubik
Original Music Composer

Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer

Lee Garmes
Director of Photography

Robert Swink
Editor

J. McMillan Johnson
Art Direction

Hal Pereira
Art Direction

Joseph Hayes
Novel

Sam Comer
Set Decoration

Grace Gregory
Set Decoration

Edith Head
Costume Design

Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director

Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor

Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist

Winston H. Leverett
Sound Recordist

Robert Wyler
Associate Producer

Karl Silvera
Makeup Artist

Hilton A. Green
Assistant Director

John Waters
Second Unit Director

Carl Mahakian
Sound Editor

Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects

John P. Fulton
Visual Effects

Bill Wistrom
Assistant Editor

Leo Shuken
Orchestrator

Fred S. Fosler
Technical Advisor
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