Man in the Vault

Man in the Vault (1956)

Forced Into Crime To Save The Girl He Loved!

A locksmith is pressured into crime when the mob makes him perform an elaborate bank robbery.

Date of release
1956-12-12
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen

Casting

Interesting facts

Man in the Vault is a 1956 film noir about a locksmith, played by William Campbell, who is forced to help gangsters commit a robbery. The screenplay by Burt Kennedy was based on the novel The Lock and the Key by Frank Gruber. The film was the directorial debut of Andrew V. McLaglen.

Production

The film contains extensive location shooting around Los Angeles, for the scenes in the bowling alley, bank, and street encounters. The striking opening scene was shot at John Wayne's Encino house (Wayne was a principal in the Batjac Productions organization that produced the film), and the climactic ending was filmed along Marmont Lane, above the visible, distinctive Chateau Marmont building.

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