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Highway Dragnet (1954)

70 min  -  Crime | Drama | Film-Noir  -   27 January 1954 (USA)
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Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model.

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writers:

Herb Meadow (screenplay), Jerome Odlum (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Conte Richard Conte ...
Jim Henry
Joan Bennett ...
Mrs. Cummings
Wanda Hendrix Wanda Hendrix ...
Susan Willis
Reed Hadley Reed Hadley ...
Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle
Mary Beth Hughes Mary Beth Hughes ...
Terry Smith
Iris Adrian Iris Adrian ...
Dolly
Harry Harvey Harry Harvey ...
Mr. Carson
Tom Hubbard Tom Hubbard ...
Det. Sgt. Ben Barnett
Frank Jenks Frank Jenks ...
Marine in Civvies
Murray Alper Murray Alper ...
Ice Cream Truck Driver
Zon Murray Zon Murray ...
Trooper in Cafe
House Peters Jr. House Peters Jr. ...
Steve
Joseph Crehan Joseph Crehan ...
Elderly Border Inspection Officer
Charles Anthony Hughes Charles Anthony Hughes ...
Chubby Border Inspection Officer (as Tony Hughes)
Bill Hale Bill Hale ...
Harry
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Storyline

Mrs. Cummings, a free-lance magazine photographer and a recent widow after her husband committed suicide, and her model, Susan, are on an assignment to cover resorts California and Nevada. Driving west from Las Vegas they pick up Jim Henry, a recently-discharged Marine, who is hitchhiking to the home of a friend near the Salton Sea. Meanwhile, back in Las Vegas, a blonde known casually by Jim, is found murdered. Jim becomes the object of a manhunt directed by Police-Lieut. White Eagle of the Las Vegas police. Written by Les Adams {longhorn1939@suddenlink.net}  

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Plot Keywords:

Salton Sea | California | Photographer | Widow | Model  | See more »

Taglines:

THREE-STATE ALARM FOR THRILL-KILLER...Along the Roaring Crime Route from Las Vegas! (original poster) See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die Autofalle von Las Vegas See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Continuity: At the camp fire in the desert, Jim put his .45 caliber pistol on the rock with the barrel pointing away from the fire, but subsequent views of the gun show the barrel point toward the camp fire. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman (#1.5)" (1999) See more »