Top billed cast

1. 

   Vince Edwards

   Vince Ryker

2. 

   Lyle Talbot

   Chief Jensen

3. 

   John Archer

   Lt. Mark Richards

4. 

   Steven Ritch

   Dr. John Wallace

5. 

   Patricia Blair

   June Marlowe

6. 

   Kelly Thordsen

   Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson

7. 

   Joseph Mell

   Eddie Crown

8. 

   Sherwood Price

   Pete Hallon

9. 

   Kathie Browne

   Jeanne

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2015-09-22

It's all gone feverish in Los Angeles.

City of Fear is directed by Irving Lerner and stars Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot, John Archer and Steven Ritch. The latter of which co-wrote the screenplay with Robert Dillon. Music is scored by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Lucien Ballard.

"Last night a convict by the name of Vince Ryker escaped from San Quentin. After stealing what he believed to contain a pound of pure heroin ..... does not contain heroin, it contains Cobalt-60 in granular form."

Cheap, compact but very effective "B" thriller from the tail end of the first noir cycle,...read the rest

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2. They Made Me a Fugitive66%
3. Nightfall69%
4. He Ran All the Way72%
5. The Killer Is Loose67%
6. Hollow Triumph66%
7. White Heat76%
8. Cornered61%
9. Conflict66%
10. The Dark Past60%
11. Beware, My Lovely61%
12. Jeopardy67%
13. Sleep, My Love63%
14. Point Blank70%
15. The Web71%
16. Black Widow61%
17. Pickup on South Street73%
18. Man from Reno64%
19. While the City Sleeps68%
20. Black Angel60%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• escape
• heroin
• escaped convict
• film noir