Desperate (1947)
3.5 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 13min
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- Synopsis:
Steve Randall (Steve Brodie) is an independent trucker who is hired by an old friend to haul some freight. Only when Steve arrives at the warehouse, does he discover he has been hired to haul away stolen goods. Steve wants no part of the plot and resists, but a cop is killed as they're committing the burglary, and all except one manage to get away. Later, after kidnapping and assaulting Steve, the criminals, led by Walt Radak (Raymond Burr), threaten to mutilate Randall's wife (Audrey Long) unless Steve confesses to the murder committed by Radak's brother Al (Larry Nunn), captured during the theft and sentenced to death for the cop-killing. Steve plays along with the criminals just long enough to escape. He takes his wife and leaves town, heading cross country. The couple are then pursued by both the cops and the crooks. Steve then discovers his wife is pregnant with their first child, making the stakes even higher that they get away to safety. - Actors:
- Steve Brodie, Audrey Long, Raymond Burr, Douglas Fowley, William Challee, Jason Robards Sr., Freddie Steele, Lee Frederick, Paul E. Burns, Ilka Grüning, Ernie Adams, Erville Alderson, Leon Alton, George Anderson, William Bailey, George Barrows, Jack Baxley, Robert Bray, Kay Christopher, Robert Clarke
- Directors:
- Anthony Mann
- Writers:
- Harry Essex, Martin Rackin
- Aka:
- Flight
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 75 minutes
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