The Raid (1954)

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few ... See full summary »

Director:

Hugo Fregonese

Writers:

Sydney Boehm (screenplay), Francis M. Cockrell (story),

Stars:

Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone

Cast

Credited cast:
Van Heflin	...	Maj. Neal Benton
Anne Bancroft	...	Katy Bishop
Richard Boone	...	Capt. Lionel Foster
Lee Marvin	...	Lt. Keating
Tommy Rettig	...	Larry Bishop
Peter Graves	...	Capt. Frank Dwyer
Douglas Spencer	...	Rev. Lucas
Paul Cavanagh	...	Col. Tucker
Will Wright	...	Josiah Anderson
James Best	...	Lt. Robinson
John Dierkes	...	Cpl. Fred Deane
Helen Ford	...	Delphine Coates
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Ash	...	Bit (unconfirmed)

Storyline

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.

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Plot Keywords:

escape | civil war | bank robbery | street shootout | prisoner of war | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Ferro e Fogo

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Panoramic Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 83 min (FMC Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Major Benton gets off the train the first time, the sound of air brakes is clearly heard. However, the Westinghouse air brake was not invented until 1869, five years after the action in the movie occurred.

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Connections

Referenced in What's My Line?: Episode dated 18 January 1959 (1959)

User Reviews

Intriguing Melodrama with Action

A great picture depicting the Civil War, and the surprise attack on Saint Albans, Vermont by Confederate soldiers. You will not see many movies wherein the movie industry deviates from the "politically correct" Northern side of the War Between The States. This one takes you mostly to the Southern side. It takes place about the time of the push to Atlanta - or the indiscriminate burning of Georgia by the then estimated (and later confirmed) mentally impaired General Sherman. The lead actors Van Heflin, co-starring the young Ann Bancroft did a tremendous job. It would be a shame for Civil War history enthusiasts to miss this exciting movie.