
A reign of violence sweeps the screen. Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they’re holding hostage.
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Humphrey Bogart
Glenn Griffin

Gig Young
Chuck Wright

Simon Oakland
State Trooper (uncredited)

Whit Bissell
FBI Agent Carson

Fredric March
Daniel C. Hilliard

Ray Collins
Sheriff Masters

Ralph Dumke
Clint

Bert Freed
Tom Winston

Martha Scott
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Robert Middleton
Sam Kobish

Don Haggerty
Detective (uncredited)

Helen Kleeb
Miss Wells

Joe Flynn
Motorist Hijacked by Hal

Alan Reed
Detective (uncredited)

Ann Doran
Mrs. Walling

John Benson
Bellboy

Arthur Kennedy
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Ray Teal
State Police Lt. Fredericks

Dewey Martin
Hal Griffin

Beverly Garland
Miss Swift

James O'Hara
Gas Station Attendant

Walter Baldwin
George Patterson

Pat Flaherty
Dutch

Donald Kerr
Barkeeper

Mike Mahoney
State Trooper (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Mr. Walling

Paul E. Burns
Chef at Al's Dining Room

Burt Mustin
Carl

Richard Eyer
Ralph Hilliard

Ric Roman
Sal

Louis Lettieri
Bucky Walling

Paul Salata
Sheriff (uncredited)

Fred S. Fosler
Sheriff (uncredited)

Joel D. Smith
State Trooper (uncredited)
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