Dangerous Mission (1954)

A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.

Director:

Louis King

Writers:

Charles Bennett, W.R. Burnett,

Stars:

Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, William Bendix

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

Witness to a mob killing and afraid to testify, young Louise Graham flees to Montana where she hopes to disappear working in the gift shop at Glacier National Park. Staying at the park are vacationers Matt Hallett, ex-marine, and Paul Adams, amateur photographer, both obviously very interested in Louise and both vying for her attention. Louise is unaware that one is a mob hitman, hired to kill her to prevent her from testifying, and the other is a cop working for the New York D.A.'s office, sent to protect her.

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Plot Keywords:

national park | hitman | murder | neo noir | 3 dimensional

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rangers of the North

Filming Locations:

Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Other titles considered were "The Glacier Story" and "Rangers of the North."

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Soundtracks

"One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)"
(uncredited)
Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Heard as a theme during the film

User Reviews

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.