5 Steps to Danger (1957)

When his car breaks down during a trip from Los Angeles to Texas John Emmett meets another motorist, Ann Nicholson, who offers him a lift. He learns that she is running away from her ... See full summary »

Director:

Henry S. Kesler

Writers:

Henry S. Kesler (screenplay), Donald Hamilton (story),

Stars:

Ruth Roman, Sterling Hayden, Werner Klemperer

Cast

Cast overview:
Ruth Roman	...	Ann Nicholson
Sterling Hayden	...	John Emmett
Werner Klemperer	...	Dr. Simmons
Richard Gaines	...	Dean Brant
Charles Davis	...	Kirk
Jeanne Cooper	...	Helen Bethke
Peter Hansen	...	Karl Plesser
Karl Ludwig Lindt	...	Kissel (as Karl Lindt)
John Mitchum	...	Deputy
John Frederick	...	Sheriff (as John Merrick)

Storyline

When his car breaks down during a trip from Los Angeles to Texas John Emmett meets another motorist, Ann Nicholson, who offers him a lift. He learns that she is running away from her physician, Dr. Simmons, and the police, who want to question her about a murdered Central Intelligence Agent in Los Angeles. Anne, as it also turns out, is a native of Berlin, Germany. She had come into possession of a valuable secret formula for a 4000-mile-per-hour rocket, which is written on the reverse side of a small pocket mirror she carries. She wants to deliver this to a scientist in the United States. But, the scientist is an enemy agent as is her doctor and they, and the F.B.I are after her.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | berlin germany | california | enemy agent | new mexico | 

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Taglines:

"WE'RE TIED REAL CLOSE YOU AND ME--NOW YOU CAN SCREAM YOUR HEAD OFF! (original 3-sheet poster-all caps)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1957 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Abwehr greift ein

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henry S. Kesler Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In 1957, United Artists distributed this film on a double bill with 12 Angry Men starring Henry Fonda.

User Reviews

Roman and Hayden are Great in This Movie

This excerpt from one of the comments cracked me up:

"Sterling Hayden plays John and Ruth Roman is Ann. While they were adequate, I couldn't help but wonder what the movie would have been like with Gary Cooper and Suzanne Pleshette, as the leads very much resembled these two known actors."

They would have only been 40 years apart in age and Ruth Roman and Sterling Hayden were certainly better known when this movie was made than Suzanne Pleshette!!! Sterling Hayden is his gallant best here and Ruth Roman is wonderful as the damsel in distress. And for us retro clothes horses, wears a great wardrobe!

Werner Klemperer (Colonel Klink from "Hogan's Heroes") takes us dangerously close the the edge of camp, but again, this is before that role...but it does lend a sense of unintentional hilarity to those of us who remember that TV show.