22 Oct 1953
Crime Wave
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.
The Scarf
They had nothing to lose but life...and they knew how cheap that was!
A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the one to actually kill her using the scarf she was wearing.
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John Ireland John Howard Barrington
Mercedes McCambridge Connie Carter
James Barton Ezra Thompson
Emlyn Williams Dr. David Dunbar
Lloyd Gough Asylum Dr. Gordon
Basil Ruysdael Cyrus Barrington
David Bauer Level Louie
Harry Shannon Asylum Warden Anderson
Celia Lovsky Mrs. Cyrus Barrington
David McMahon State Trooper
Chubby Johnson Feed Store Manager
Frank Jenks Tom, Drunk Cowboy
Emmett Lynn Jack, Waiter
Dick Wessel Sid, Drunk Cowboy
Frank Jaquet Town Sheriff
Lyle Talbot City Detective
King Donovan Piano Player
O.Z. Whitehead Whoopie
Frank Richards Gargantua
Sue Casey Miss Dean, Receptionist
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