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Face of a Fugitive (1959) — Ligoscope

Face of a Fugitive

Film · 1959

Face of a Fugitive

81 min · Directed by Paul Wendkos · NR

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DANGER SHADOWED EVERY STEP HE TOOK!

A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot settle in peace as his chasers are trying to find him.

Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Jim Larsen (aka Ray Kincaid)

Lin McCarthy

Lin McCarthy

Sheriff Mark Riley

Dorothy Green

Dorothy Green

Ellen Bailey

Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter

Reed Williams

Myrna Fahey

Myrna Fahey

Janet Hawthorne

James Coburn

James Coburn

Purdy

Francis De Sales

Francis De Sales

Deputy Sheriff George Allison

Gina Gillespie

Gina Gillespie

Alice Bailey

Ron Hayes

Ron Hayes

Danny Larsen

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Jake the Barber

Charles Alvin Bell

Bartender (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Party Guest (uncredited)

Bill Clark

Deputy (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Jackson (uncredited)

George DeNormand

Party Guest (uncredited)

Stanley Farrar

Eakins (uncredited)

James Gavin

James Gavin

Stockton (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Herman Hack

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Robert "Buzz" Henry

Burton (uncredited)

Harrison Lewis

Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

Rankin Mansfield

Minister (uncredited)

John Milford

John Milford

Haley (uncredited)

Gilman Rankin

Gilman Rankin

Deputy at Rocks (uncredited)

K.L. Smith

Deputy at Rocks (uncredited)

Crew

Director: Paul Wendkos
Producer: Charles H. Schneer, David Heilweil
Writer: David T. Chantler, Daniel B. Ullman, Peter Dawson
Editor: Jerome Thoms
Cinematography: Wilfrid M. Cline
Art Direction: Robert Peterson
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Makeup: Abe Haberman

Details

Studios: Morningside Productions
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: NR
Release: May 1, 1959

Themes

falsely accusedfugitive

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