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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1952-03-26
Languageen
Runtime1h 31m
Production

United Artists, Aspen Productions

6.1(28)
•1952•1h 31m

The Captive City

"NO PUNCHES PULLED...NO TRUTHS UNTOLD!"

DramaCrime

Overview

A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

Director
Robert Wise
Writing & Screenplay
Karl KambAlvin M. Josephy
Cinematography
Lee Garmes

Principal Cast

23 credited
John Forsythe
John ForsytheJames "Jim" C. Austin
Joan Camden
Joan CamdenMarge Austin
HJ
Harold J. KennedyDon Carey
MC
Marjorie CrosslandMrs. Margaret Sirak
Victor Sutherland
Victor SutherlandMurray Sirak
Ray Teal
Ray TealChief Gillette
Martin Milner
Martin MilnerPhil Harding
GH
Geraldine HallMrs. Nelson
Hal K. Dawson
Hal K. DawsonClyde Nelson
Ian Wolfe
Ian WolfeRev. Nash

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