| Desperate | |
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 Desperate movie poster |
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| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Produced by | Michael Kraike |
| Written by | Harry Essex Dorothy Atlas (story) Anthony Mann (story) Martin Rackin (additional dialogue) |
| Starring | Steve Brodie Audrey Long Raymond Burr |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | May 9, 1947 U. Anthony Mann ( June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director Harry Essex was a prolific American Scriptwriter. He was born on 29 November 1910 in New York City. Steve Brodie ( November 21, 1919 – January 9, 1992) was an American movie and television actor born John Audrey Long (born April 12, 1922 in Orlando Florida) was a movie actress who specialized in playing blonde beautiful good girls in movies of the 1940s Raymond William Stacey Burr ( May 21, 1917 &ndash September 12, 1993) was a Canadian Emmy -winning Actor and Paul Sawtell ( February 3, 1906 – August 1, 1971) was a Polish film score composer George E Diskant ( February 22, 1907 &ndash February 22, 1965) was a film and television Cinematographer. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York S. release |
| Running time | 73 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Desperate is a 1947 suspense film directed by Anthony Mann. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York Anthony Mann ( June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director
Plot
Steve Randall (Brodie) is an independent trucker who is hired by an old friend to haul some freight. Only when Steve arrives at the warehouse, does he realize that what he has been hired to haul away is stolen goods. A cop is killed when they bust in during the delivery.
Later, after kidnapping Steve, the criminals, led by Walt Radak (Burr), threaten to mutilate Mrs. Randall (Long) unless Steve confesses to a murder committed by Radak's brother during the theft.
Steve plays along with the criminals just long enough to escape. He takes his wife and leaves town with the couple being pursued by cops and the crooks.
Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Steve Brodie | Steve Randall |
| Audrey Long | Mrs. Steve Brodie ( November 21, 1919 – January 9, 1992) was an American movie and television actor born John Audrey Long (born April 12, 1922 in Orlando Florida) was a movie actress who specialized in playing blonde beautiful good girls in movies of the 1940s Anne Randall |
| Raymond Burr | Walt Radak |
| Douglas Fowley | Pete Lavitch, Private Eye |
| William Challee | Reynolds |
| Jason Robards | Det. Raymond William Stacey Burr ( May 21, 1917 &ndash September 12, 1993) was a Canadian Emmy -winning Actor and Douglas Fowley ( May 30, 1911 — May 21, 1998) was a movie and television actor born in The Bronx Jason Robards Sr ( December 31 1892 &mdash April 4 1963) was a stage and screen actor and the father of Oscar -winning Lt. Louie Ferrari |
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