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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1947-06-20
Languageen
Runtime1h 13m
Production

RKO Radio Pictures

6.5(40)
•1947•1h 13m

Desperate

"MURDER at any moment! SUSPENSE... in every step!!!"

ThrillerCrime

Overview

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.

Director
Anthony Mann
Writing & Screenplay
Harry Essex
Cinematography
George E. Diskant

Principal Cast

50 credited
Steve Brodie
Steve BrodieSteve Randall
Audrey Long
Audrey LongAnne Randall
Raymond Burr
Raymond BurrWalt Radak
Douglas Fowley
Douglas FowleyPete
William Challee
William ChalleeReynolds
Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.Ferrari
Freddie Steele
Freddie SteeleShorty
LF
Lee FrederickJoe
Paul E. Burns
Paul E. BurnsUncle Jan
Ilka Grüning
Ilka GrüningAunt Klara

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