Film-Noir / Thriller
USA,
1953, 69 min
Directed by:
John SturgesScreenplay:
Mel DinelliCinematography:
Victor MilnerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker, Juan Torena, Rico Alaniz, Alex Montoya, Sol Gorss, Ken Terrell, Lee Aaker, Charles Stevens, Bud Wolfe (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
A supposedly idyllic vacation in Baja, California, turns bad when a family encounters a dangerous and recently escaped killer. The killer kidnaps the mother of the family after the father becomes trapped under a decrepit pier. With the tide coming in and the father about to drown, the mother has to escape from her captor before it's too late to save her husband. (official distributor synopsis)
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