Dial 1119 (1950)
When you see this man... Dial 1119!
A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution. Intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, he holds the patrons of a bar hostage.
- Date of release
- 1950-11-03
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (29)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Director
- Gerald Mayer
Casting
- Marshall Thompson — Gunther Wyckoff
- Virginia Field — Freddy
- Andrea King — Helen
- Sam Levene — John D. Faron
- Leon Ames — Earl
- Keefe Brasselle — Skip
- Richard Rober — Henry Keiver
- James Bell — Harrison D. Barnes
- William Conrad — Chuckles
- Dick Simmons — Television Announcer
- Hal Baylor — Whitey Tallman
- Barbara Billingsley — Dorothy (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Dial 1119 is a 1950 MGM film noir starring Marshall Thompson as a deranged escaped killer holding the customers of a bar hostage. The film was directed by Gerald Mayer, a nephew of studio head Louis B. Mayer, who had previously directed screen tests and short films for MGM.
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