Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.
Acting
David Janssen's sweaty desperation carries every frame.
Cinematography
Smog-choked LA streets that breathe noir.
Writing
Tight 100 minutes, not a scene wasted.
Director
Buzz Kulik
David Janssen
Sgt. Tom Valens
Ed Begley
Capt. Roy Klodin
Keenan Wynn
Sgt. Ed Musso
Sam Wanamaker
Frank Sanderman
Lillian Gish
Alice Willows
Stefanie Powers
Liz Thayer
Eleanor Parker
Mrs. Doris Ruston
George Grizzard
Walt Cody
George Sanders
Calvin York
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Carroll O'Connor
Paul Jerez
Joan Collins
Joanie Valens
Walter Pidgeon
Orville Ames
Vito Scotti
Designer
David Garfield
Police Surgeon (as John Garfield Jr.)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Janssen shot this between seasons of The Fugitive, essentially playing the same hunted man in different packaging.
Released amid 1967's police brutality conversations, its sympathetic cop shooter premise feels almost accidentally provocative now.
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