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Track the Man Down

  • 19551955
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
82
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Petula Clark, Renee Houston, and Kent Taylor in Track the Man Down (1955)
CrimeDrama
A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
82
YOUR RATING
    • R.G. Springsteen
    • Paul Erickson
    • Kenneth R. Hayles(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kent Taylor
    • Petula Clark
    • Renee Houston
    • R.G. Springsteen
    • Paul Erickson
    • Kenneth R. Hayles(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kent Taylor
    • Petula Clark
    • Renee Houston
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    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Petula Clark and Kenneth Griffith in Track the Man Down (1955)
    Petula Clark and Kenneth Griffith in Track the Man Down (1955)
    Petula Clark and Kent Taylor in Track the Man Down (1955)
    Petula Clark and Kent Taylor in Track the Man Down (1955)
    Petula Clark in Track the Man Down (1955)
    Petula Clark, Renee Houston, and Kent Taylor in Track the Man Down (1955)
    Track the Man Down (1955)
    Track the Man Down (1955)

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    Kent Taylor
    Kent Taylor
    • John Ford
    Petula Clark
    Petula Clark
    • June Dennis
    Renee Houston
    Renee Houston
    • Pat Sherwood
    Walter Rilla
    Walter Rilla
    • Austin Melford
    George Rose
    George Rose
    • Rick Lambert
    Mary Mackenzie
    • Mrs. Norman (Baby's Mother)
    Kenneth Griffith
    Kenneth Griffith
    • Ken Orwell
    • (as Kenneth Griffiths)
    Ursula Howells
    Ursula Howells
    • Mary Dennis
    Lloyd Lamble
    Lloyd Lamble
    • Insp. Barnett
    Graham Ashley
    • Roger Nagy
    Michael Golden
    • 'Wild' Max
    Jack Lambert
    Jack Lambert
    • Dr. Jameson
    Charles Lloyd Pack
    • Gerry Palmer
    Frank Atkinson
    • George
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Balfour
    Michael Balfour
      Hugh Cameron
      • Reporter
      • (uncredited)
      Brian Franklin
      • Charlie Greenwood
      • (uncredited)
      Ned Hood
      • Motorcycle policeman
      • (uncredited)
        • R.G. Springsteen
        • Paul Erickson
        • Kenneth R. Hayles(additional dialogue)
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      • Trivia
        Petula Clark also starred in The Runaway Bus 1954 , with another bus full of passengers held hostage .
      • Goofs
        When the motorcycle cop is chasing the bus, pulls it over, foolishly becomes caught unawares by the criminals on board and then get knocked off his cycle by them allowing them to resume their escape, not only does he fail to use his radio to call for backup, he somehow manages to lose the bus altogether when he resumes the chase! There is no indication that his radio was damaged during the encounter.

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      6/10
      Brit-Noir
      This is a sort of British version of film noir. While it has many qualities of noir (such as vile bad guys, killings and a lack of sentimentality), it lacks the usual language, style and cinematography you might associate with the genre. Because of this, although the film is pretty good, it lacks the style to make it great.

      The film begins with a robbery of a racetrack. During the robbery, a guard is killed and the gang takes off in a car...only to crash and then scatter. The weak link in the gang is Rick...and the police are soon looking for this loser. However, instead of staying put and playing it cool, he tries to double-cross the gang and ends up on the run. He ends up on a bus with a bunch of characters--some of which are horrible. The drunk, while entertaining, is way over- played and makes the film seem a bit light in spirit--which is odd considering its other dark qualities. There are also a couple characters that simply don't make a lot of sense. Still, it's modestly entertaining and worth your time. It's a shame, as with a slight re-write it could have been exceptional.
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      • Dec 12, 2015

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      • Release date
        • January 27, 1956 (United States)
        • United States
        • English
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      • Filming locations
        • Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
      • Production companies
        • William N. Boyle Productions
        • Republic Productions (Great Britain)
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      • 1 hour 15 minutes
        • Black and White

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