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| William Holden | ... | Al Walker | |
| Nina Foch | ... | Betty | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Dr. Andrew Collins | |
| Adele Jergens | ... | Laura Stevens | |
| Stephen Dunne | ... | Owen Talbot | |
| Lois Maxwell | ... | Ruth Collins | |
| Berry Kroeger | ... | Mike | |
| Steven Geray | ... | Prof. Fred Linder | |
| Wilton Graff | ... | Frank Stevens | |
| Robert Osterloh | ... | Pete | |
| Kathryn Card | ... | Nora | |
| Robert Hyatt | ... | Bobby Collins (as Bobby Hyatt) | |
| Ellen Corby | ... | Agnes | |
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Charles Cane | ... | Sheriff |
| Robert B. Williams | ... | Williams | |
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When a detective scoffs at his suggestion that an 18 year-old criminal be referred for psychiatric examination Dr. Andrew Collins, the police psychiatrist, tells him the story of his encounter with Al Walker. Walker had a history of violence and killed the prison warden during an escape. He and his gang took the Collins family and their friends hostage but when Dr. Collins learns that Walker has a violent recurring dream, he offers to help him decipher the dream and determine exactly what has driven him to a life of crime and violence. Written by garykmcd
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SENSATIONAL SUSPENSE DRAMA! (original print media ad - all caps)Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1949 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Gower Gulch, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Mike: He's talking business. He wants to make a deal. He thinks his life is worth money.
Betty: [Contemptuously] How much did he offer... two bucks?
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Betty: [Referring to Stevens] How's the tough guy? Is he behaving?Mike: He's talking business. He wants to make a deal. He thinks his life is worth money.
Betty: [Contemptuously] How much did he offer... two bucks?
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On a night I couldn't sleep, I came across this movie on the TV set by chance. The house of a psychiatrist is held hostage by an escaped prisoner and his entourage. The prisoner (william holden) battles his mental demons throughout the night while the psychiatrist is intrigued to discover why this man has become the "bad egg" he is today. The dialogue between them both is intriguing, with the psychiatrist trying to enter the escaped prisoner's mind and explain the dream this man has had since childhood. A good movie to watch on a rainy day. One particularly for the crime/noir buffs.