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Highway Dragnet( 1954)

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SHOCK AFTER SHOCK... in manhunt for Las Vegas thrill-killer!

Overview

An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Conte

      James 'Jim' Henry

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      Joan Bennett

      Mrs. Cummings

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      Wanda Hendrix

      Susan Willis

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      Reed Hadley

      Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle

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      Mary Beth Hughes

      Terry Smith - Bar Girl

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      Iris Adrian

      Dolly - Cafe Waitress

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      Harry Harvey

      Mr. Carson

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      Tom Hubbard

      Det. Sgt. Ben Barnett

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      Frank Jenks

      Marine in Civvies

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      Murray Alper

      Ice Cream Truck Driver

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      Zon Murray

      Trooper in Cafe

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      House Peters Jr.

      Steve - Border Inspection Officer

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      Joseph Crehan

      Elderly Border Inspection Officer

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      Charles Anthony Hughes

      Chubby Border Inspection Officer (as Tony Hughes)

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      Bill Hale

      Harry - Trooper in Cafe

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      Fred Gabourie

      Trooper Al

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      Johnny Duncan

      Marine (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    5
    Written by John Chard on Fri Mar 17 2017
    Rock It Baby! Highway Dragnet is directed by Nathan Juran and written by Herb Meadow, U.S.Anderson, Roger Corman and Jerome Odlum. It stars Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix and Reed Hadley. Music is by Edward J. Kay and cinematography by John J. Martin. All I did was buy her a drink. One drink, and for 65 cents I bought a martini mixed with dynamite! Though indexed in some sources as film noir, this barely resonates as such. It is basically a man on the lam picture, where Conte is wrongly accused of murder and has to go on the run to escape police arrest. He hitches with two ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • film noir
    • b movie