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The Night Runner (1957)

Are mental patients turned loose too soon?

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 19M

Director : Abner Biberman
Writer : Gene Levitt

Synopsis

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?

Actors

Ray Danton
Ray Danton
Roy Turner
Colleen Miller
Colleen Miller
Susan Mayes
Merry Anders
Merry Anders
Amy Hansen
Willis Bouchey
Willis Bouchey
Loren Mayes
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Hank Hansen
Robert Anderson
Robert Anderson
Ed Wallace
Jean Inness
Jean Inness
Miss Dodd
Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
Vernon
John Stephenson
John Stephenson
Dr. Crawford
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell
Dr. Royce
Natalie Masters
Natalie Masters
Miss Lowell
Richard H. Cutting
Richard H. Cutting
Male interviewer (as Richard Cutting)
Steve Pendleton
Steve Pendleton
Captain Reynolds
Jack Lomas
Jack Lomas
Real Estate man

Crews

Abner Biberman
Abner Biberman
Director
Albert J. Cohen
Albert J. Cohen
Producer
George Robinson
George Robinson
Director of Photography
Albrecht Joseph
Albrecht Joseph
Editor
Joseph Gershenson
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
Gene Levitt
Gene Levitt
Screenplay
Alexander Golitzen
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
Robert F. Boyle
Robert F. Boyle
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Ray Jeffers
Ray Jeffers
Set Decoration
Leslie I. Carey
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
Corson Jowett
Corson Jowett
Sound
Rosemary Odell
Rosemary Odell
Costume Design
Bud Westmore
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
George Lollier
George Lollier
Assistant Director
Clifford Stine
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects
Owen Cameron
Owen Cameron
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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