Key Witness

Key Witness (1960)

Marked for Death-Because He Knew Too Much!

An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. When he presents himself to the LAPD as the only person willing to identify the culprits, he opens himself up to a campaign of intimidation from the gang involved.

Date of release
1960-10-06
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Director
Phil Karlson

Casting

Interesting facts

Key Witness is a black-and-white 1960 American neo-noir crime film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley, and Dennis Hopper.

Production

It was one of two films Hunter made for Karlson, the other being Hell to Eternity.

The film featured the Charles Wolcott instrumental "Ruby Duby Du" as leitmotif. The Song hit the US Hot 100 and peaked at #41. The young femme fatale of the gang was named Ruby accordingly.

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