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The Night Holds Terror

The Night Holds Terror

1955Movie⏱️ 1h 26mApproved
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirThriller
⭐ 6.3
IMDB Rating
1,204 votes

A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.

Director
Andrew L. Stone
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks, Vince Edwards
Release Date
July 13, 1955
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 33
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly
as Gene Courtier
Hildy Parks
Hildy Parks
as Doris Courtier
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards
as Victor Gosset
John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
as Robert Batsford
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David Cross
as Luther Logan
Eddie Marr
Eddie Marr
as Captain Cole
Jack Kruschen
Jack Kruschen
as Detective Pope
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Joyce McCluskey
as Phyllis Harrison
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Bob Henderson
Barney Phillips
Barney Phillips
as Stranske

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Lancaster, California, USA
Production
Andrew L. Stone Productions

🏷️ Keywords

home invasionfamily in jeopardythreatening a womantelephonedriving through the desert

🎯 Categories

Film NoirTrue CrimeCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Great Cast of Actors
by whpratt1 β€’ 2007-06-18
7/10

"Enjoyed this 1955 film with great actors like Vince Edwards,( Victor Gosset) and John Cassavetes, (Robert Batsford) who were just starting their careers. In this picture Jack Kelly,(Gene Courtier) makes a very bad mistake and picks up a hitchhiker in the desert and Victor Gosset commanders his car and wants him to sell it for money and then meets up with Robert Batsford who is the boss of the kidnapping and then they decide to go to Gene Courtier home and hold his wife, Doris Courtier,(Hildy Parks) and two children hostage in their own home. Victor Gosset is crazy about women and can't se..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Based on a true story that happened in February 1953.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.