05 Oct 1955
The Desperate Hours
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Walk the Dark Street
An Army officer and a hunter engage in a simulated manhunt with one using real bullets in post-Korean War Los Angeles.
Top Billed Cast
Chuck Connors Frank Garrick
Don Ross Dan Lawton
Regina Gleason Helen Leyden
Vonne Godfrey Frank's French Girlfriend
Eddie Kafafian Sergeant Tommy Garrick
Ewing Miles Brown 2nd Sporting Store Clerk
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