Desperate
“MURDER at any moment! SUSPENSE... in every step!!!”
An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.
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Steve Brodie
Steve Randall
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
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Audrey Long
Anne Randall
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Born to Kill
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Raymond Burr
Walt Radak
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Rear Window
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Douglas Fowley
Pete
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
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William Challee
Reynolds
Known for
Five Easy Pieces
Outrage
Jason Robards Sr.
Ferrari
Known for
Isle of the Dead
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Freddie Steele
Shorty
Known for
Story of G.I. Joe
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Lee Frederick
Joe
Known for
Suburbia
Paul E. Burns
Uncle Jan
Known for
The Mummy's Tomb
The Southerner
Ilka Grüning
Aunt Klara
Known for
Phantom
Joyless Street
Ernie Adams
Villager (uncredited)
Known for
The Pride of the Yankees
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Erville Alderson
Simon Pringle (uncredited)
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The Scarlet Empress
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Anthony Mann Director · Harry Essex Screenplay Dorothy Atlas Story
United States release June 20, 1947 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 20, 1947
Theatrical
Germany
October 29, 1971 · TV
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