"The Manhunt They Had to Put On the Giant-Sized Movie Theater Screen!"

1958

1h 27m

7.1(93 votes)

Crime

Overview

In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Eli Wallach

Dancer

Acting

Robert Keith

Julian

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Richard Jaeckel

Sandy McLain

Acting

Mary LaRoche

Dorothy Bradshaw

Acting

William Leslie

Larry Warner

Acting

Emile Meyer

Inspector Al Quine

Acting

Marshall Reed

Insp. Fred Asher

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Raymond Bailey

Philip Dressler

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Vaughn Taylor

The Man

Acting

Cheryl Callaway

Cindy Bradshaw

No Image

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Robert Bailey

Staples

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Warner Anderson

Lt. Ben Guthrie

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Francis De Sales

Chester McPhee

Acting

George Eldredge

Dr. Turkel

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John Maxwell

Norm Thompson

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Guy Way

Lefty Jenkins

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Frank Tang

Housekeeper

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Junius Matthews

Jeffers

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Bert Holland

Porter

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