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Freedom to Die (1961)

Genre : Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 1M

Director : Francis Searle

Synopsis

Paul Maxwell plays Craig Owen, an incarcerated criminal whose cellmate holds the secret to the valuable contents within a safe deposit box. When the cellmate dies, Owen breaks out of jail in search of the stash. Unable to open the box, the fugitive abducts Linda (Felicity Young), the dead man's daughter. Tension mounts as the girl plays for time to prevent her own demise.

Actors

Paul Maxwell
Paul Maxwell
Craig Owen
Felicity Young
Felicity Young
Linda
Bruce Seton
Bruce Seton
Felix
Kay Callard
Kay Callard
Coral
Laurie Leigh
Laurie Leigh
Julie
Charles Byrne
Charles Byrne
Happy Joe
James Fitzgerald
James Fitzgerald
Muscles
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
Mike

Crews

Francis Searle
Francis Searle
Director
Arthur La Bern
Arthur La Bern
Writer
Charles Leeds
Charles Leeds
Producer
John Veale
John Veale
Music
Jim Connock
Jim Connock
Editor
C. Wilfred Arnold
C. Wilfred Arnold
Art Direction
Ken Hodges
Ken Hodges
Director of Photography

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