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02/04/1957 Drama, Thriller 1h 19m
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Are mental patients turned loose too soon?

Overview

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?

  1. Abner Biberman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ray Danton

    Roy Turner

  2. Colleen Miller

    Susan Mayes

  3. Merry Anders

    Amy Hansen

  4. Willis Bouchey

    Loren Mayes

  5. Harry Jackson

    Hank Hansen

  6. Robert Anderson

    Ed Wallace

  7. Jean Inness

    Miss Dodd

  8. Eddy Waller

    Vernon

  9. John Stephenson

    Dr. Crawford

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-11-13
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 who was rather brow-beaten into changing his mind by his board colleagues). It is fairly clear that this man, "Roy", is prone to less lucid moments and his past does limit his opportunities in his new, bustling, environment. "Roy" takes a bus up the coast and along the way alights at a garage where...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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