The Runaway (1961)

Director:

Claudio Guzmán

Writer:

Samuel Roeca

Stars:

Cesar Romero, Roger Mobley, Anita Page

Cast

Cast overview:
Cesar Romero	...	Father Dugan
Roger Mobley	...	Felipe Roberto
Anita Page	...	Nun
Lewis Martin	...	Captain Dawn - U.S. Customs
Chick Chandler	...	Joe Sullivan - Customs Officer
Nacho Galindo	...	Max Fernandez - Customs Officer
Alex Montoya	...	Salazar

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

nun | priest | greyhound

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Saint Mike

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Completed in 1961, (although Father Dugan's truck bears 1956 California license plates, the birthdate of the dog in the racing program is given as June 1961), this was never released theatrically in either USA or Mexico; the print broadcast on Turner Classic Movies bears a 1964 copyright statement, by Specialty Records, Inc. [sic], but it is not clear whether this was the name of the production company or that of the intended distributor; no actual copyright registration can be confirmed.

User Reviews

Excellent film

I think a lot of reviewers were expecting The Runaway to be perfect or measure up to some unreal expectations. You have to take the film for what it is, and as a product of the time in which it was made. Of course, people are going to love Cesar Romero, because many of them were delightfully entertained by him in the Batman series. But what if it weren't his best performance, or what if the film had a sad ending? The film would still be excellent. It is a fine continuation of films in the vein of 'Little Men' and 'Boys Town,' with a coming-of-age male youth. Of course Mobley's character has to get his comeuppance, which he does by the end, and the dog has to be the best one in the race, which he obviously is, but this film is about relationships between people. It's about hope in a world of poverty and about love in a hard-edged society. Don't let cheesy reviewers prevent you from catching it again on TCM. It's well worth the time.