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The Night Runner (1957)

"Are mental patients turned loose too soon?"

5.2/10 1h 19m Apr 02, 1957
Drama Thriller

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?

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Movie Details

Original Title The Night Runner
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Ray Danton
Ray Danton
Roy Turner
Popularity: 0.7
Colleen Miller
Colleen Miller
Susan Mayes
Popularity: 3.8
Merry Anders
Merry Anders
Amy Hansen
Popularity: 1.1
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
Loren Mayes
Popularity: 3.0
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Hank Hansen
Popularity: 0.5
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson
Ed Wallace
Popularity: 2.2
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Jean Inness
Miss Dodd
Popularity: 0.4
Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
Vernon
Popularity: 0.5
John Stephenson
John Stephenson
Dr. Crawford
Popularity: 2.1
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell
Dr. Royce
Popularity: 0.4
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Natalie Masters
Miss Lowell
Popularity: 0.9
Richard H. Cutting
Richard H. Cutting
Male interviewer (as Richard Cutting)
Popularity: 0.7

Key Crew

Director Abner Biberman
Producer Albert J. Cohen
Editor Albrecht Joseph
Screenplay Gene Levitt
Music Heinz Roemheld, Frank Skinner, Herman Stein

Production

Universal International Pictures
US

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Keywords

murder mental patient mental illness

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Nov 13, 2023

I can't say I am too familiar with Ray Danton, but his dashing good looks and considered performance go some way to keeping this sad and complicated melodrama out of the doldrums. We know from the start that he has been released from a psychiatric hospital (initially against the advice of his doctor ... Read more

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Based on 9 votes

Details
Release Date April 2, 1957
Runtime 1h 19m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
Links
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