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The Threat

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5.8/10 • 23

1949-12-011h 6m

CrimeThriller

KILLER IN JAILBREAK on vengeance trail!

A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.

Directors
Felix E. Feist
Editors
Samuel E. Beetley

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  1. Michael O'Shea

    Michael O'Shea

    Detective Ray Williams

  2. Virginia Grey

    Virginia Grey

    Carol

  3. Charles McGraw

    Charles McGraw

    Arnold 'Red' Kluger

  4. Julie Bishop

    Julie Bishop

    Ann Williams

  5. Frank Conroy

    Frank Conroy

    District Attorney Barker MacDonald

  6. Robert Shayne

    Robert Shayne

    Insp. 'Murph' Murphy

  7. Anthony Caruso

    Anthony Caruso

    Nick Damon

  8. Don McGuire

    Don McGuire

    Joe Turner

  9. Frank Richards

    Frank Richards

    Lefty

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John Chard

Mar 21, 2014

7/10

Arnold Kluger Escaped From Folsom Prison Tonight… The Threat is directed by Felix E. Feist and written by Dick Irving Hyland and Hugh King. It stars Charles McGraw, Virginia Grey, Michael O’Shea, Julie Bishop. Music is by Paul Sawtell and cinematography by Harry J. Wild. Maniac criminal Red Kluger escapes from jail and sets off to kidnap the three people he holds responsible for his incarceration. Compact at just over an hour in run time, The Threat is all about Charles McGraw impressing on everyone just what a great portrayer of hard cases he would become. Once the escape and set up of plot has been formed, pic basically confines itself to one cramped location as Kluger and his two henchmen hold four people hostage at their hideout, the fourth person being an unfortunate truck driver who has got in the way. The air of menace is palpable, the atmosphere hot and sweaty, and via torture, violence and mind games it builds to tough old climax, having got there without fuss or filler. Nothing memorable visually, and some of the screenplay involves characters doing daft things, but it’s a gritty “B” noir well worth taking a look at. Especially for McGraw’s performance. 7/10

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
detectiveescaped convictrevengefilm noirdistrict attorney