Ring of Fear (1954)
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- 1h 33min
- Adventure, Mystery
- 24 Jul 1954 (USA)
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Clyde Beatty | ... |
Clyde Beatty
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Mickey Spillane | ... |
Mickey Spillane
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Pat O'Brien | ... |
Frank Wallace
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Sean McClory | ... |
Dublin O'Malley
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Marian Carr | ... |
Valerie St. Dennis
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John Bromfield | ... |
Armand St. Dennis
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Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez | ... |
Pedro Gonzales
(as Gonzalez-Gonzales)
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Emmett Lynn | ... |
Twitchy
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Jack Stang | ... |
Jack Stang
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Kenneth Tobey | ... |
Shreveport
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Kathy Cline | ... |
Suzette St. Dennis
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Vince Barnett | ... |
Vendor (uncredited)
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Booth Colman | ... |
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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Poodles Hanneford | ... |
Bareback Riding Act (uncredited)
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Don C. Harvey | ... |
Man Killed by O'Malley (uncredited)
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Harry Hines | ... |
Roustabout (uncredited)
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Queenie Leonard | ... |
Tillie / Fortune-Teller (uncredited)
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Wendell Niles | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Henry Rowland | ... |
Lunch Counter Proprietor (uncredited)
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Arthur Space | ... |
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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Forrest Taylor | ... |
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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Karl Wallenda | ... |
Karl Wallenda - Trapeze Performer (uncredited)
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Directed by
James Edward Grant | ||
William A. Wellman | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Paul Fix | ... | (original screenplay) and |
Philip MacDonald | ... | (original screenplay) and |
James Edward Grant | ... | (original screenplay) |
Mickey Spillane | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Robert Fellows | ... | producer (as Robert M. Fellows) |
D. Ross Lederman | ... | associate producer |
John Wayne | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Arthur Lange | ||
Emil Newman | ||
Paul Dunlap | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Edwin B. DuPar | ... | (photographed by) (as Edwin Dupar) |
Editing by
Fred MacDowell |
Set Decoration by
Victor A. Gangelin | ... | (as Victor Gangelin) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mel Dellar | ... | assistant director (as Melvin A. Dellar) |
Lee White | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Ed Borschell | ... | sound recordist (as Edson Borschell) |
Francis J. Scheid | ... | sound mixer |
Stunts
Galla Shawn | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Beatty | ... | circus wardrobe |
Script and Continuity Department
William J. Hole Jr. | ... | script supervisor (as William Hole) |
Additional Crew
Clyde Beatty | ... | technical advisor |
Jane Beatty | ... | production numbers |
Al Murphy | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Batjac Productions (copyright)
- Wayne-Fellows Productions
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1954) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1954) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Afex-Fílmverleih (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico (1955) (Mexico) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros.)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Clyde-Beatty Circus (group cast)
- Phoenix Film Office (special thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Three psychiatrists find that Dublin O'Malley has homicidal tendencies, an under-diagnosis at best. O'Malley kills a guard, escapes from the mental institution, and then kills a railroad worker. He changes clothes with the dead man and pushes the corpse in front of a train. He then heads for the Clyde Beatty Circus, having a yen for aerialist Valerie St. Dennis, now married to her partner. O'Malley is also seeking revenge against Beatty. He approaches alcoholic clown, Twitchy, and, between booze and blackmail, forces Twitchy to commit acts of sabotage against the circus. The performers think the show is jinxed, so Beatty asks crime-author Mickey Spillane to come by and see what he can do about the situation, and the show's general manager, Frank Wallace, agrees to give him full cooperation and isn't seen much anymore. Spillane brings in Jack Stang to help him. Twitchy is about to go to Beatty and tell all, but O'Malley kills him and makes it look like an accident. But the fictional Mickey Spillane is closing in, and O'Malley turns loose a man-eating tiger to create a diversion and some havoc while he escapes. O'Malley decides to hide in an empty boxcar. The curious-and-hungry tiger follows him in.
Written by Les Adams |
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Taglines | MICKEY SPILLANE'S A MOVIE STAR NOW! BRINGING YOU EVERY BULLET-AND-BLONDE THRILL HE'S FAMOUS FOR! (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Originally intended to be photographed in 3-D and to be titled "Man-Killer." See more » |
Goofs | Pedro is told that a million days is little over 300 years when in fact it is 2739 years. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Marty (1955). See more » |
Soundtracks | Mickey Spillane's See more » |