Sudden Danger is a 1955 American film noir crime drama directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Bill Elliott, Beverly Garland, and Tom Drake.[1]
| Sudden Danger | |
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| Directed by | Hubert Cornfield |
| Written by | Daniel B. Ullman Elwood Ullman |
| Story by | Daniel B. Ullman |
| Produced by | Ben Schwalb |
| Starring | Bill Elliott Tom Drake |
| Cinematography | Ellsworth Fredericks |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Police detective Doyle (Elliott) is investigating the alleged suicide of a woman who heads a clothing manufacturing company. He suspects that the victim was murdered, and that the perpetrator was her son, Curtis (Drake), who was blinded by her in an accident several years before. Hoping to clear himself, Curtis begins searching for clues on his own. By fadeout time he and Doyle have cornered the actual killer.
Cast
- Bill Elliott as Lt. Andy Doyle
- Tom Drake as Wallace Curtis
- Beverly Garland as Phyllis Baxter
- Dayton Lummis as Raymond Wilkins
- Helene Stanton as Vera
- Lucien Littlefield as Dave Glennon
- Lyle Talbot as Harry Woodruff
- Minerva Urecal as Mrs. Kelly
- Frank Jenks as Kenny, the bartender
- Pierre Watkin as George Caldwell
See also
- Dial Red O (1955)
- Calling Homicide (1956)
- Chain of Evidence (1957)
- Footsteps in the Night (1957)
- List of American films of 1955
