The Threat
Detective Ray Williams (Michael O'Shea) is recuperating from a broken rib as his wife Ann (Julie Bishop) tries to persuade him to get a desk job, especially with their new baby on the way. However, a call from the police inspector (Robert Shayne) informs him that homicidal criminal "Red" Kluger (whom Ray apprehended) has escaped from Folsom Prison. As Ray is about to leave in his police car, he is kidnapped by Kluger (Charles McGraw) and his men. They also kidnap district attorney Barker MacDonald (Frank Conroy). Kluger has sworn that he would kill both men for sending him to prison. Lastly, nightclub singer Carol (Virginia Grey), who apparently ratted Kluger out, is kidnapped. However, she repeatedly denies being the rat and claims the rat was Tony, Kluger's partner.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | Hugh King |
| Directed By: | Felix E. Feist |
| Written By: | Dick Irving Hyland, Hugh King |
| Cast: | Tom Daly, Carl Saxe, Walter Merrill, Carey Loftin, Norman Nesbitt, Julie Bishop, Ben Welden, Jack Gargan, Frank Conroy, Virginia Grey, Frank Richards, Dale Van Sickel, Devera Burton, Mary Castle, Bob Thom, Lois Austin, Anthony Caruso, Charles Woolf, Gregg Barton, Linda Leighton, Barry Brooks, Sam Hayes, Edgar Dearing, Phillip Barnes, Heenan Elliott, Terry Frost, Charles McGraw, Allen Mathews, Michael O'Shea, Robert Shayne, William J. O'Brien, Gil Frye, Jason Robards Sr., Don McGuire, Michael McHale, Allan Ray, Kenny O'Morrison, Kenneth Patterson, Danny Welton, Ralph Montgomery |
| In Theaters: | Dec 01, 1949 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 6 minutes |
| Production: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
