Dial 1119 (1950)
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- Passed
- 1h 15min
- Film-Noir, Thriller
- 03 Nov 1950 (USA)
- Movie
An escaped psychiatric patient causes havoc.
Director:
Writers:
Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Marshall Thompson | ... |
Gunther Wyckoff
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| Virginia Field | ... |
Freddy
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| Andrea King | ... |
Helen
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| Sam Levene | ... |
Dr. John Faron
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| Leon Ames | ... |
Earl
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| Keefe Brasselle | ... |
Skip
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| Richard Rober | ... |
Captain Henry Keiver
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| James Bell | ... |
Harrison D. Barnes
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| William Conrad | ... |
Chuckles
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| Dick Simmons | ... |
Television Announcer
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| Hal Baylor | ... |
Lt. 'Whitey' Tallman
(as Hal Fieberling)
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Joel Allen | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| John Alvin | ... |
Television Director (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
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| Al Bain | ... |
Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
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| Bill Baldwin | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Barbara Billingsley | ... |
Dorothy (uncredited)
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| Argentina Brunetti | ... |
Wyckoff's Bus Seatmate (uncredited)
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| John Bryant | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Donia Bussey | ... |
Woman on Street (uncredited)
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Roy Butler | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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| Frank Cady | ... |
Fred Backett (uncredited)
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| Albert Cavens | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
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| Naomi Childers | ... |
Mother (uncredited) (voice)
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| John Damler | ... |
Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Michael Dugan | ... |
Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
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| Phil Dunham | ... |
Druggist (uncredited)
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Mary Emery | ... |
Woman at Bar (uncredited)
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| Betty Farrington | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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| Robert Foulk | ... |
Barnes' Co-Worker (uncredited)
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Jimmie Fox | ... |
Janitor (uncredited)
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Sig Frohlich | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Kenneth Garcia | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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A. Cameron Grant | ... |
Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Clarence Hennecke | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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| Stuart Holmes | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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| Peter Leeds | ... |
Martin (uncredited)
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| Mitchell Lewis | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Arthur M. Loew Jr. | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| George Magrill | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Hank Mann | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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| John Maxwell | ... |
Frank (uncredited)
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| Rhea Mitchell | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Eleanor Moore | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Roger Moore | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Paul Picerni | ... |
Police Interpreter (uncredited)
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| Jean Ransome | ... |
Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
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| Ralph Roberts | ... |
Boyd (uncredited)
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Jewel Rose | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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| Fred Santley | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Carl Saxe | ... |
Bus Driver (uncredited)
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James R. Scott | ... |
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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George Sherwood | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Robert R. Stephenson | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Robert Strong | ... |
Plainclothes Cop (uncredited)
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| William Tannen | ... |
WKYL Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Peter M. Thompson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Charles Wagenheim | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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| Bill Welsh | ... |
Police Bulletin Announcer (uncredited)
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Wilson Wood | ... |
Television Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gerald Mayer | ||
Written by
| John Monks Jr. | ... | (screen play) |
| Hugh King | ... | (story) and |
| Don McGuire | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Richard Goldstone | ... | producer |
Music by
| André Previn | ||
Cinematography by
| Paul Vogel | ... | director of photography (as Paul C. Vogel) |
Editing by
| Newell P. Kimlin | ||
Art Direction by
| William Ferrari | ||
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair styles designer |
| Jane Gorton | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Jerry Miles | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Sergei Petschnikoff | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sid Sidman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Alfred E. Spencer | ... | associate set decorator |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording supervisor |
| Ralph A. Pender | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chet Davis | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Henry Forrester | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| J. Harper | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Robert Quirk | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| André Previn | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jack Aldworth | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1950) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (included in The Film Noir CLassic Collection Vol. 5")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Young mentally-ill killer Gunther Wyckoff escapes from a psychiatric clinic, murders a bus driver, 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.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $473,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The television station uses the ominous WKYL (kill) as its call letters, and the name of the town is "Terminal City". See more » |
| Goofs | Perhaps a joke by the set designer, in an early scene, the dashboard of the bus shows an air conditioner control with the settings HEATING, OFF, and "MANUEL" COOLING. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953). See more » |
| Quotes |
Television Announcer:
And now for the benefit of the folks who tuned in late, I should like to say that this is the most traumatic spectacle I have ever had the GOOD fortune to witness See more » |