Ex Con (Dec. 1956)

Three felons enlist the unwilling aid of a former cell-mate to steal a $12,000 cash shipment from a farmers' combine.

Director:

Lambert Hillyer

Writer:

Stuart Jerome (screenplay)

Stars:

Broderick Crawford, William Allyn, Lonnie Blackman

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Broderick Crawford	...	Chief Dan Mathews
William Allyn	...	Al Baldwin
Lonnie Blackman	...	Delle Wright (as Lonie Blackman)
Robert Brubaker	...	Tom Wright (as Bob Brubaker)
Mary Hennessy	...	Cathy Baldwin
Dennis King Jr.	...	Frank Jennings
Sydney Mason	...	Sid Wells
Stuart Whitman	...	Sgt. Walters
Art Gilmore	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Reformed ex-con Al Baldwin is unpleasantly surprised when former cell-mates Tom Wright and Frank Jennings visit his rural garage and tell him of their plan to steal $12,000 in cash from the regular farm combine shipment. When Al refuses to help, Wright's wife Delle holds Al's wife Cathy at gunpoint while the robbery takes place. The money is taken as planned, but guard Sid Wells is murdered and Sergeant Walters quickly finds the abandoned truck. He and Dan Mathews investigate and deduce that the Baldwins are in trouble when the nervous Al introduces Tom Wright as his new "helper". They lure Wright away from the house and capture him, but find that they must utilize a high-risk ruse in order to get close enough to rescue the Baldwins and capture Delle Wright and Frank Jennings.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1956 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

$12,000 in 1956 had the same purchasing power as $94,700 in 2009.

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