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6.1/10   158 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Frank Kane (novel)
Alfred Brenner (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 October 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
THE YOUNG PUNKS...and RUBY WHO WAS THEIR GIRL! more
Plot:
An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. Aware that he is the only witness against them... more | add synopsis
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A Must for Hopper fans! more (16 total)

Cast

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Jeffrey Hunter ... Fred Morrow
Pat Crowley ... Ann Morrow

Dennis Hopper ... William 'Cowboy' Tomkins
Joby Baker ... Muggles
Susan Harrison ... Ruby
Johnny Nash ... Apple

Corey Allen ... Magician
Frank Silvera ... Det. Rafael Torno
Bruce Gordon ... Arthur Robbins
Terry Burnham ... Gloria Morrow
Dennis Holmes ... Phil Morrow
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Hilda Haynes ... Apple's Mother (unconfirmed)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
82 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
William 'Cowboy' Tomkins: What do I get, green stamps? more
Soundtrack:
Ruby Duby Du more

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A Must for Hopper fans!, 19 August 2002
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Author: Tiger_Mark from TeXas

I really enjoyed this film. However, I enjoy all films of this particular genre. Black and whites film from the late 1950's/early 1960's. Plenty of hip looking individuals with snappy lingo. The detectives wear hats and the punks are bad news. It reminds me of "Blackboard Jungle" or some Stanley Kramer film.The story is about doing the right thing, even when the wrong thing is much easier to do. Moreover, you get to see a young Dennis Hopper do his early version of Frank Booth from "Blue Velvet." Good stuff in a retro kind of way.

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