"The manhunt no woman could stop!" 22 January 1949 Drama, Thriller 82 mins
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
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Van Heflin as Frank R. Enley
Robert Ryan as Joe Parkson
Janet Leigh as Edith Enley
Mary Astor as Pat
Phyllis Thaxter as Ann Sturgess
Berry Kroeger as Johnny
Taylor Holmes as Gavery
Harry Antrim as Fred Finney
Connie Gilchrist as Martha Finney
Will Wright as Pop
John Albright as Bellboy (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders as German (voice) (uncredited)
William Bailey as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Margaret Bert as Bystander (uncredited)
Barbara Billingsley as Woman (voice) (uncredited)
Douglas Carter as Heavy Jowled Man (uncredited)
Fred Zinnemann Director
Robert L. Richards Screenplay
Collier Young Story
William H. Wright Producer
Bronislau Kaper Original Music Composer
Robert Surtees Director of Photography
Conrad A. Nervig Editor
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Hans Peters Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Helen Rose Costume Designer
Sydney Guilaroff Hair Designer
Jack Dawn Makeup Designer
Andrew Marton Second Unit Director
Henry Grace Assistant Set Decoration
Douglas Shearer Sound Director
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