Dangerous Mission (1954)

Director:

Louis King

Writers:

Charles Bennett (writer)
W.R. Burnett (writer)

Release Date:

6 March 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Witness to a mob killing and afraid to testify, young Louise Graham flees to Montana where she hopes...

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | National Park | Murder | Beautiful Woman | 3 Dimensional

Cast

Victor Mature	...	Matt Hallett
Piper Laurie	...	Louise Graham
William Bendix	...	Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Vincent Price	...	Paul Adams
Betta St. John	...	Mary Tiller
Harry Cheshire	...	Mr. Elster
Steve Darrell	...	Katoonai Tiller
Walter Reed	...	Ranger Dobson
Marlo Dwyer	...	Mrs. Elster
Dennis Weaver	...	Ranger clerk

Also Known As:

Rangers of the North (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #16641, General Audience) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

It should have been called "The Old Corral Rides Again" since that is what it is.

Plot line for "The Old Corral, 1936": Night club singer (Hope/Irene Manning) witnesses a gangland murder and heads West and is saved by Gene Autry; Plot line for "Dangerous Mission, 1954": Night club bookkeeper (Piper Laurie) witnesses a gangland murder and heads West and is saved by Victor Mature. RKO added 3-D, Technicolor, Glacier National Parks location and still came up short of the original. Not surprising, since the original had Gene Autry, the Sons of the Pioneers (when Roy Rogers was still a member), Smiley Burnette and Champion.

And even Gene Autry was more animated than Victor Mature. Come to think of it, so was Glacier National Park.