A preacher (George Nader) fears for his family (Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey) after killing a teenage burglar whose father seeks revenge.
Acting
Nader's sweaty desperation, Franz's wounded menace.
Direction
Keller squeezes tension from suburban normality.
Director
Harry Keller
George Nader
Reverend David Collins
Phyllis Thaxter
Lisa Collins
Tim Hovey
Michael Collins
Eduard Franz
Carl Simmons
Harold J. Stone
Lieutenant Marlin
Judson Pratt
Wilbur Fletcher
Reta Shaw
Nurse Willis
Tom Nolan
Ronnie (Skunky) Fletcher (as Butch Bernard)
Mabel Albertson
Maggie
Martin Milner
Shep Hamilton
John Damler
Reporter (uncredited)
Troy Donahue
Reporter (uncredited)
William Henry
Reporter (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the peak of 'prestige problem pictures,' this sneaks moral ambiguity past Hayes Code censors by making everyone suffer equally.
Tim Hovey, who plays the preacher's son, was a major 1950s child star who died tragically young; his real-life innocence haunts every scene he's in.
US
