The Hunted (1948 film)
The Hunted | |
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Directed by | Jack Bernhard |
Screenplay by | Steve Fisher |
Produced by | Scott R. Dunlap |
Starring | Preston Foster Belita Pierre Watkin Edna Holland |
Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Edited by | Richard V. Heermance |
Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Hunted is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Jack Bernhard and starring Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin and Edna Holland.[1]
Plot[]
A policeman sends his girlfriend to prison and won't leave her alone when she gets out.
Cast[]
- Preston Foster as Johnny Saxon
- Belita as Laura Mead
- Pierre Watkin as Simon Rand, Attorney
- Edna Holland as Miss Turner
- Russell Hicks as Dan Meredith Chief of Detectives
- Frank Ferguson as Paul Harrison
- Joseph Crehan as Police Captain
- Larry J. Blake as Hollis Smith
- Cathy Carter as Sally Winters
- Charles McGraw as Detective
- Tris Coffin as Detective
Reception[]
Critical response[]
Film critic Leonard Maltin said of the film, "Low-budget noir has a hard-boiled sheen but a prosaic, overlong treatment; it even finds time for one of Belita's ice skating routines!"[2]
References[]
- ^ The Hunted at the American Film Institute Catalog.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard. Turner Classic Movies, film review, no date. Accessed: August 20, 2013.
External links[]
- The Hunted at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Hunted at IMDb
- The Hunted at AllMovie
- The Hunted at the TCM Movie Database
Categories:
- 1948 films
- English-language films
- 1948 crime drama films
- Allied Artists films
- American crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- Film noir
- American films