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.
Strangers in the Night
Stalked by a Crazed Night KIller !
In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only from letters. It’s the pretext for an off-beat treatment of sexual frustration morphing into a dangerous delusion, and eventually murder.
Top Billed Cast
William Terry Sergeant Johnny Meadows
Virginia Grey Dr. Leslie Ross
Helene Thimig Mrs. Hilda Blake
Edith Barrett Ivy Miller
Anne O'Neal Nurse Thompson
Audley Anderson Train Conductor
Jimmie Lucas Waiter
Roy Butler Cab Driver
Charles Sullivan Police Driver
Frances Morris Nurse
George Sherwood Navy Doctor
Roy Darmour Sailor
Jack Gardner Medical Corpsman
Linda Stirling Rosemary in Portrait (Uncredited)
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