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Face of a Fugitive

  • 19591959
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Dorothy Green and Fred MacMurray in Face of a Fugitive (1959)
A robber in custody, becomes wanted for murder when his younger brother kills a deputy sheriff to help him escape.
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DramaWestern
A robber who is falsely accused of murdering a deputy sheriff tries to start a new life in a border town near Mexico, but his past catches up with him.A robber who is falsely accused of murdering a deputy sheriff tries to start a new life in a border town near Mexico, but his past catches up with him.A robber who is falsely accused of murdering a deputy sheriff tries to start a new life in a border town near Mexico, but his past catches up with him.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
816
YOUR RATING
    • Paul Wendkos
    • David T. Chantler(screenplay)
    • Daniel B. Ullman(screenplay)
    • Peter Dawson(story)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Lin McCarthy
    • Dorothy Green
    • Paul Wendkos
    • David T. Chantler(screenplay)
    • Daniel B. Ullman(screenplay)
    • Peter Dawson(story)
  • Stars
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Lin McCarthy
    • Dorothy Green
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Dorothy Green and Fred MacMurray in Face of a Fugitive (1959)
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    Fred MacMurray in Face of a Fugitive (1959)
    Dorothy Green and Fred MacMurray in Face of a Fugitive (1959)

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    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Jim Larsen aka Ray Kincaid
    Lin McCarthy
    Lin McCarthy
    • Sheriff Mark Riley
    Dorothy Green
    Dorothy Green
    • Ellen Bailey
    Alan Baxter
    Alan Baxter
    • Reed Williams
    Myrna Fahey
    Myrna Fahey
    • Janet Hawthorne
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Purdy
    Francis De Sales
    Francis De Sales
    • Deputy Sheriff George Allison
    • (as Francis deSales)
    Gina Gillespie
    Gina Gillespie
    • Alice Bailey
    Ron Hayes
    Ron Hayes
    • Danny Larsen
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Jake the Barber
    • (as Paul Burns)
    Charles Alvin Bell
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Clark
    Bill Clark
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Jackson
    • (uncredited)
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Farrar
    Stanley Farrar
    • Eakins
    • (uncredited)
    James Gavin
    • Stockton
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
      • Paul Wendkos
      • David T. Chantler(screenplay)
      • Daniel B. Ullman(screenplay)
      • Peter Dawson(story)
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    • Trivia
      Opening credits: The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely accidental and unintentional.
    • Goofs
      In the climactic scene, when the damaged player piano runs down, its pitch slides downward, like a tape recording slowing down. Indeed, electric player pianos didn't exist until the 20th century, anyway - the early ones were all treadle-operated.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      [the train carrying the Deputy Sheriff and his prisoner, Jim Larsen, pulls into the depot at Porter]

      Deputy Sheriff George Allison: We'll be in Porter for a few minutes. Want some air, Jim?

      Jim Larsen: Why don't you get off without me?

      Deputy Sheriff George Allison: I'd be lonely.

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      Sweet Betsy from Pike
      (uncredited)

      Written by John A. Stone

    User reviews26

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    9/10
    A little western, little known, with big ideas
    If the big idea of "High Noon", which this movie resembles, was "Duty", then the big idea of "Face of a Fugitive" is "The Rule of Law". The plot hinges on a young sheriff's devotion to the law against the power of wealth and force ... and on a criminal who while trying to dodge the law, ends up defending it. Two lines stood out to me. In one, someone describes the sheriff as always reading his law books, "the way other men read the Bible". In the other notable line, the sheriff argues with his girlfriend that the law, not guns, must prevail, while the girlfriend says that he's wrong, that guns are more powerful. This movie suggests that both are correct, to a degree, but that ultimately, the law is both firmer and more generous, even to a fugitive.
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    • apulrang
    • Aug 12, 2007

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    • Release date
      • May 1959 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Bell Ranch, Santa Susana, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Morningside Productions
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    • 1 hour 21 minutes

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