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5.2/10 • 7

1955-03-131h 3m

CrimeDramaMystery

THE WAY SHE LOVED ONE MAN...Became a murder rap for another!

The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.

Directors
Daniel B. Ullman
Editors
William Austin

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  1. Bill Elliott

    Bill Elliott

    Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle

  2. Helene Stanley

    Helene Stanley

    Connie Wyatt

  3. Keith Larsen

    Keith Larsen

    Ralph Wyatt

  4. Paul Picerni

    Paul Picerni

    Norman Roper

  5. Jack Kruschen

    Jack Kruschen

    Lloyd Lavalle

  6. Elaine Riley

    Elaine Riley

    Policewoman Gloria

  7. Robert Bice

    Robert Bice

    Sgt. Tony Columbo

  8. Rick Vallin

    Rick Vallin

    Deputy Clark

  9. George Eldredge

    George Eldredge

    Major Sutter

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CinemaSerf

Jun 11, 2022

6/10

Bill Elliott ("Det. Flynn") works quite well in this quickly-paced, more cerebral, hour long detective mystery. He must investigate the murder of "Connie" (Helene Stanley) who was having an affair with "Roper" (Paul Picerni). The finger for the crime is initially pointed at her somewhat shell-shocked husband "Wyatt" (Keith Larsen) but we know the truth (we've known all along) and so now we get to follow as both "Flynn" and "Wyatt" try to fathom out the truth. At times the photography goes too obviously out of it's way not to show us anything of the violent themes here. The code? Sure, but also a distinct lack of imagination from director Daniel Ullman didn't help either. From a production perspective, there is nothing special about any of this - indeed, Stanley is pretty terrible - but the story has plenty of twists and turns before an ending that does this cheap and cheerful B-feature just enough justice to make it worth a gander.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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