
A Strange Adventure (1956)
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- 1h 10min
- Crime, Drama
- 24 Aug 1956 (USA)
- Movie
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Joan Evans | ... |
Terry Dolgin
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Ben Cooper | ... |
Harold Norton
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Marla English | ... |
Lynn Novak
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Jan Merlin | ... |
Al Kutner
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Nick Adams | ... |
Phil Davis
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Peter Miller | ... |
Luther Dolgin
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Paul Smith | ... |
Carl Johnson
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Emlen Davies | ... |
Mildred Norton
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Frank Wilcox | ... |
Public Defender
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Thomas Browne Henry | ... |
Criminal Attorney
(as Thomas B. Henry)
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John Maxwell | ... |
Insurance Lawyer
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Steve Wayne | ... |
Western Union Messenger
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Wendell Niles | ... |
Newscaster (uncredited)
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John Pickard | ... |
Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)
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Jack Shea | ... |
Jail Guard (uncredited)
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Ken Terrell | ... |
Reimer (uncredited)
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Al Wyatt Sr. | ... |
McIntyre (uncredited)
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Directed by
William Witney |
Written by
Houston Branch | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
William J. O'Sullivan | ... | associate producer |
Music by
R. Dale Butts |
Cinematography by
Bud Thackery | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Howard A. Smith | ... | (as Howard Smith) |
Art Direction by
Frank Arrigo |
Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr. | ||
George Milo |
Makeup Department
Bob Mark | ... | makeup supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Wade | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Dick Tyler Sr. | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
Howard Lydecker | ... | special effects |
Theodore Lydecker | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Bob Folkerson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Whitey Hughes | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ken Terrell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Al Wyatt Sr. | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adele Palmer | ... | costume supervisor |
Music Department
Victor Young | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Republic Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (as Republic Pictures Corporation)
- J. Arthur Rank Films (1956) (Canada) (theatrical)
- British Lion Film Corporation (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Australia (1958) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Philippines (1958) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as Republic Pictures of Philippines, Inc.)
- Hollywood Television Service (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Republic Pictures de México (1963) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Republic Pictures of Cuba (1963) (Cuba) (theatrical) (as Republic Pictures of Cuba, Inc.)
- Republic Films Argentina (1963) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber (2018) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (optical effects)
Other Companies
- RCA (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Eighteen year old hot rod enthusiast Harold Norton, who helps his mother at the motel they own, has fallen under the spell of one of their guests, Omaha-based singer Lynn Novak, who is waiting for her musical combo comprised of Al Kutner and Phil Davis and their business manager Woody Wilson to arrive from Omaha so that they can look for performing gigs in the area. That musical life is only a front as they are a gang of robbers, they, with the addition of an inside person, planning an armored truck robbery, the plan including being far from the scene at their hideout before the authorities even know that a crime has been committed. The girl of Woody the leader, Lynn discovers upon the arrival of Al and Phil that sociopathic Al, who fancies Lynn himself, has taken over the operation in a double cross that has put Woody behind bars back in Omaha. Al also figures that they could use the unwitting assistance of Harold as their getaway driver in his souped up car. Things don't go quite according to plan as Harold, Lynn, Al and Phil end up at the mountaintop cabin owned by the electrical company with brother and sister Luther and Terry Dolgin, who are the caretakers of the cabin for the winter as they do research for the company, they collectively snowed-in until the Dolgins are scheduled to be relieved of their duty at the end of winter in five months' time. In their isolation and snowed-in captivity at the cabin, it becomes a battle of wits between the robbers on one side and the Dolgins and Harold on the other, the latter group who may have one advantage in Lynn, Al, and Phil looking out more for their individual selves than them as a gang. Written by Huggo |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Nick Adams and Peter Miller previously appeared in Rebel Without a Cause (1955). See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in The Swinging Sixties: Movie Marathon (2019). See more » |