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Dial 1119

  • 19501950
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 15m
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6.7/10
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Leon Ames, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene, and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
An escaped mental patient causes havoc.
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  • Film-Noir
  • Thriller

An escaped mental patient causes havoc.An escaped mental patient causes havoc.An escaped mental patient causes havoc.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gerald Mayer
  • Writers
    • John Monks Jr.(screen play by)
    • Hugh King(from a story by)
    • Don McGuire(from a story by)
  • Stars
    • Marshall Thompson
    • Virginia Field
    • Andrea King
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gerald Mayer
  • Writers
    • John Monks Jr.(screen play by)
    • Hugh King(from a story by)
    • Don McGuire(from a story by)
  • Stars
    • Marshall Thompson
    • Virginia Field
    • Andrea King
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 2:37
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    Photos17

    Virginia Field and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Leon Ames, Keefe Brasselle, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene, and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Hal Baylor, Sam Levene, and Richard Rober in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Leon Ames, Keefe Brasselle, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene, and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Leon Ames, James Bell, Keefe Brasselle, Virginia Field, Andrea King, and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Dial 1119 (1950)
    Virginia Field and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Sam Levene and Richard Rober in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Sam Levene and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Andrea King, Sam Levene, Gerald Mayer, and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Leon Ames, James Bell, Keefe Brasselle, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene, and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)
    Leon Ames, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene, and Marshall Thompson in Dial 1119 (1950)

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    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Gunther Wyckoffas Gunther Wyckoff
    Virginia Field
    Virginia Field
    • Freddyas Freddy
    Andrea King
    Andrea King
    • Helenas Helen
    Sam Levene
    Sam Levene
    • Dr. John Faronas Dr. John Faron
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Earlas Earl
    Keefe Brasselle
    Keefe Brasselle
    • Skipas Skip
    Richard Rober
    Richard Rober
    • Captain Henry Keiveras Captain Henry Keiver
    James Bell
    James Bell
    • Harrison D. Barnesas Harrison D. Barnes
    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Chuckles the Bartenderas Chuckles the Bartender
    Dick Simmons
    Dick Simmons
    • Television Announceras Television Announcer
    Hal Baylor
    Hal Baylor
    • Lt. 'Whitey' Tallmanas Lt. 'Whitey' Tallman
    • (as Hal Fieberling)
    Joel Allen
      John Alvin
      John Alvin
      • Television Directoras Television Director
      • (uncredited)
      Walter Bacon
      • Onlooker in Crowdas Onlooker in Crowd
      • (uncredited)
      Al Bain
      Al Bain
      • Onlooker in Crowdas Onlooker in Crowd
      • (uncredited)
      Bill Baldwin
      Bill Baldwin
      • Reporteras Reporter
      • (uncredited)
      Barbara Billingsley
      Barbara Billingsley
      • Dorothy, Editor's Secretaryas Dorothy, Editor's Secretary
      • (uncredited)
      Argentina Brunetti
      Argentina Brunetti
      • Bus Passengeras Bus Passenger
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Gerald Mayer
      • Writers
        • John Monks Jr.(screen play by)
        • Hugh King(from a story by)
        • Don McGuire(from a story by)
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      A young mentally-ill killer, Gunther Wyckoff, escapes from a mental institution, murders a bus driver and, then, takes six hostages in a bar. The gun in Wyckoff's hand kills without emotion or pity, wielded by a man bare of emotion. It begins as a moral question whether an insane killer should or should not be sent to the electric chair, but goes elsewhere before it ends. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
      • claustrophobia
      • man slaps a woman
      • timeframe 1940s
      • hostage
      • bar
      • 68 more
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      • Taglines
        • When you see this man...
      • Genres
        • Film-Noir
        • Thriller
      • Certificate
        • Passed
      • Parents guide
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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Chuckles the bartender (William Conrad says the projection television cost him $1,400 - an amount which equates to about $15,500 in 2020.
      • Goofs
        Perhaps a joke by the set designer, the dashboard of the bus in an early scene shows an air conditioner control with the settings HEATING, OFF and "MANUEL" COOLING.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953)

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      7/10
      Bar patrons held hostage in slice-of-life noir
      The disturbed veteran became a staple character of the postwar noir cycle. In Dial 1119 -- the equivalent of 911 today -- clean-cut Marshall Thompson plays the most whacked-out of the bunch, a cold, disengaged psycho who kills without reaction or remorse. Riding the Big Dog into town (the aptly named Terminal City), he steals the bus driver's gun and, when confronted, plugs him dead. Then he holes up in a bar containing a cross-section of small-town America; the liveliest of them is Andrea King as man-hungry barfly Helen. Seems he returned to town to meet with the police psychiatrist who knows the "real" story behind his shell-shocked persona....Dial 1119 is an engaging (if never quite gripping) drama, part of MGM's low-budget, black-and-white early 1950s productions under Dore Schary
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      • bmacv
      • May 21, 2001

      Details

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      • Release date
        • November 3, 1950 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • The Violent Hour
      • Filming locations
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      • Budget
        • $473,000 (estimated)
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 15 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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