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5.9/10   58 votes
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Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writers:
Paul Gallico (story)
Allen Rivkin (screenplay)
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Release Date:
February 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Joe Smith is an average American citizen, working in an aircraft factory. He has access to the plans... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A gripping thriller with some interesting plot twists more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Robert Young ... Joe Smith
Marsha Hunt ... Mary Hewett Smith
Harvey Stephens ... Mr. Frederick 'Freddie' Dunhill
Darryl Hickman ... Johnny Smith
Jonathan Hale ... Blake McKettrick
Noel Madison ... Schricker, Abductor Who Socks Joe
Don Costello ... Mead, Abductor with Stain on Shoe
Joseph Anthony ... Conway, Abductor with Turkish Cigarettes
William Forrest ... August 'Gus' Stockton
Russell Hicks ... Mr. Edgerton
Mark Daniels ... Pete
William Tannen ... Eddie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Highway to Freedom (UK)
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Runtime:
63 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #7922)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ava Gardner is listed in some modern sources as an actress in this movie, but she is not identifiable. more
Movie Connections:
Spin off The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) more
Soundtrack:
America, My Country Tis of Thee more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A gripping thriller with some interesting plot twists, 18 May 2004
7/10
Author: arblaw from Atlanta

I haven't seen this movie in about 40 years but it scared the daylights out of me as a kid. To me Robert Young was Jim Anderson, the exemplary dad of Father Knows Best. So it was really disturbing to see him captured by enemy agents and tortured. I don't remember what they did to him but it was terrible. It seems like they smashed his fingers with pliers. Another cool aspect of this movie is the way Robert Young was able to remember the way to the enemy agents' hideout by sound, even though he was taken there blindfolded. To this day I try to listen to what things sound like whenever I am traveling some place, in case I have to go back there again.

This movie also has an excellent visual texture to it -- shot in black and white with terrific use of shadows, sinister bad guys in dark clothing, bulky old cars.

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