Crashout
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Directed by | Lewis R. Foster |
Produced by | Hal E. Chester Irving H. Levin |
Written by | Hal E. Chester Lewis R. Foster |
Starring | William Bendix Arthur Kennedy Luther Adler |
Music by | Leith Stevens |
Distributed by | The Filmakers Inc. |
Release date(s) | 1955 (U.S. release) |
Running time | 89 min |
Language | English |
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Crashout is a 1955 film noir black-and-white movie.
[edit] Plot
Convict Van Duff is the leader of a large-scale prison break. The breakout works as the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison.
Once the coast is clear they then set out on a long, dangerous journey. The convicts take by foot, car, train and truck in an attempt to get to some hidden stolen bank loot. On the journey the doomed prisoners meet with some locals including a kidnapped doctor (Percy Helton) and a young woman on a train (Gloria Talbott).
[edit] Main cast
- William Bendix as Van Morgan Duff
- Arthur Kennedy as Joe Quinn
- Luther Adler as Pete Mendoza
- William Talman as Luther Remsen
- Gene Evans as Maynard 'Monk' Collins