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A Strange Adventure

  • 19561956
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
198
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A Strange Adventure (1956)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
198
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William Witney
  • Writer
    • Houston Branch
  • Stars
    • Joan Evans
    • Ben Cooper
    • Marla English
  • Director
    • William Witney
  • Writer
    • Houston Branch
  • Stars
    • Joan Evans
    • Ben Cooper
    • Marla English
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Joan Evans
    Joan Evans
    • Terry Dolgin
    Ben Cooper
    Ben Cooper
    • Harold Norton
    Marla English
    Marla English
    • Lynn Novak
    Jan Merlin
    Jan Merlin
    • Al Kutner
    Nick Adams
    Nick Adams
    • Phil Davis
    Peter Miller
    Peter Miller
    • Luther Dolgin
    Paul Smith
    Paul Smith
    • Carl Johnson
    Emlen Davies
    Emlen Davies
    • Mildred Norton
    Frank Wilcox
    Frank Wilcox
    • Public Defender
    Thomas Browne Henry
    Thomas Browne Henry
    • Criminal Attorney
    • (as Thomas B. Henry)
    John Maxwell
    John Maxwell
    • Insurance Lawyer
    Steve Wayne
    • Western Union Messenger
    Wendell Niles
    • Newscaster
    • (uncredited)
    John Pickard
    John Pickard
    • Motorcycle Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Shea
    • Jail Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Terrell
    Ken Terrell
    • Reimer
    • (uncredited)
    Al Wyatt Sr.
    Al Wyatt Sr.
    • McIntyre
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Witney
    • Writer
      • Houston Branch
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    • Trivia
      The cast includes one Oscar acting nominee, Nick Adams.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Swinging Sixties: Movie Marathon (2019)

    User reviews12

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    5/10
    Great cast capable of something better
    This poor attempt at producing a movie fails over and over. Terrible bursts of music that might wake up the sleeping audience. Dumb characters. Good people are dumb and bad people are dumb. The music should have been dum, dum, dum, dum.

    This could have been a sexy, robbery gone wrong, cute good girl, beautiful bad girl, even prettier young guy male lead, Ben Cooper action suspense adventure. My guess is the director was spending too much time studying for his grade school graduation test and he could not devote enough focus to this. Hey, the viewer can't focus on this either.

    Beautiful cars in the first half of the movie. A bit of a look at a supermarket of the 1950s. Good hairstyles and make up for all the cast. They don't ever look stupid. That's just the way they act. They are all good actors, but this contrived bunch of nonsense never gives anyone a hint of reality or danger or intelligence.

    What happened to the money? They needed a few more scenes when they ran out of film. I know where it was when we last saw it, but what happened to the money? Where's the money? Ben could have done so well if he could have rewritten each of his scenes. He should have been shirtless in the snow with the girl searching for the dough. Ben never got his Bonnie and Clyde role. This could have been like that with just a few changes on each page.

    Tom Willett
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    • yonhope
    • May 19, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • White Nightmare
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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