A 67-minute panic attack from 1955 that'll make you side-eye every stranger.
This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son. The police are contacted, and a ransom letter is received.
Acting
Neville Brand's granite-faced cop energy is unmatched.
Direction
Thomas Carr squeezes maximum dread from minimal runtime.
Editing
Tight 67 minutes—no fat, just escalating panic.
Director
Thomas Carr
Neville Brand
Police Lt. Andy Flynn
Arthur Franz
George Ware
Jean Willes
Janet Ware
Walter Reed
Max Goodwin
Paul Picerni
Alfred Gledhill
Kim Charney
Bobby Ware
Peter Leeds
Mackey of F.B.I.
Richard Crane
Police Car Deputy in Car #12 (as Dick Crane)
John Hamilton
Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
William Schallert
Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This rode the wave of 'Dragnet'-inspired procedurals, but flipped the script by focusing on victims rather than cool cops.
Neville Brand later played Al Capone three times—his granite face was typecast for authority and menace.
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