United States / Apr 02, 1957 / NR
Are mental patients turned loose too soon?
1h 19min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eddy Waller | Vernon |
| John Stephenson | Dr. Crawford |
| Alexander Campbell | Dr. Royce |
| Natalie Masters | Miss Lowell |
| Richard H. Cutting | Male interviewer (as Richard Cutting) |
| Steve Pendleton | Captain Reynolds |
| Jack Lomas | Real Estate man |
| George Barrows | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Irwin Jay Berniker | Boy (uncredited) |
| Marshall Bradford | Mailman (uncredited) |
| Diana Darrin | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Bill Erwin | McDermott--Fingerprint Man (uncredited) |
| Sam Flint | Stanley--Elderly Man (uncredited) |
| Ethyl May Halls | Elderly Woman (uncredited) |
| Jane Howard | Typist (uncredited) |
| Lola Kendrick | Secretary (uncredited) |
| John Pickard | Dr. Harold Fisher (uncredited) |
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| Alex Sharp | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Paul Weber | Dr. Emmett Rayburn (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Night Runner |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date | 2 aprile 1957 |
| Production | Albert J. Cohen |
| Writer | Gene Levitt, Owen Cameron |
| Editing | Albrecht Joseph, Eddie Broussard |
| Cinematography | George Robinson, Sherman Clark, Eddie Pyle, Robert Pierce, Russ Franks, Al Hall |
| Assistant directors | George Lollier, James Welch, Abner Biberman, Betty A. Griffin |
| Lighting | William Harmon |
| Camera operators | Eddie Pyle, George Robinson, Sherman Clark, Robert Pierce, Russ Franks, Al Hall |
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