Highway Dragnet
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Director Nathan H. Juran Music director Edward J. Kay Duration Language English | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama, Film-Noir Story by Roger Corman Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date February 7, 1954 (1954-02-07) (United States) Writer Herb Meadow (screenplay), Jerome Odlum (screenplay), Tom Hubbard (additional dialogue), Fred Eggers (additional dialogue), U.S. Anderson (story), Roger Corman (story) Cast Richard Conte (James 'Jim' Henry), Joan Bennett (Mrs. Cummings), Wanda Hendrix (Susan Willis), Reed Hadley (Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle), Mary Beth Hughes (Terry Smith - Bar Girl), Iris Adrian (Dolly - Cafe Waitress)Similar movies Mad Max: Fury Road , Jurassic World , Furious 7 , Blackhat , Sin City: A Dame to Kill For , Mysterious Intruder Tagline SHOCK AFTER SHOCK... in manhunt for Las Vegas thrill-killer! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highway Dragnet is a 1954 film noir crime film directed by Nathan Juran starring Richard Conte, Joan Bennett and Wanda Hendrix.
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Plot
A former Korean War-era Marine hitches a ride with a female fashion photographer and her young assistant to escape from the Las Vegas police on a murder charge.
Cast
Production
Roger Corman sold his first screen story called The House by the Sea to Allied Artists for $3,000. Allied Artists changed the title to the more commercial exploitation Highway Dragnet after the success of the television series Dragnet. Portions of the film were shot in the Coachella Valley, California.
Reception
The New York Times called the film a "second rate "whodunnit".
References
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