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Dial 1119 is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 3 november 1950 with Marshall Thompson
Dial 1119 (1950)
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Add to a movie listDial 1119 is a 1950 film noir starring Marshall Thompson as a deranged escaped killer holding the customers of a bar hostage. It was directed by Gerald Mayer, nephew of Louis B. Mayer. 1119 is the police emergency number in the film.
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Homicidal escaped mental patient Gunther Wyckoff (Marshall Thompson) arrives by bus in Terminal City. As he leaves the bus, he is confronted by the bus driver for stealing the driver's Colt pistol. Rather than surrender the weapon Wyckoff kills the bus driver with it.Actors
Marshall Thompson
(Gunther Wyckoff)
Virginia Field
(Freddy)
Andrea King
(Helen)
Sam Levene
(John D. Faron)
Leon Ames
(Earl)
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