Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis |
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| Writer: | Jack Leonard, Marion Wolfe |
| Staring: |
| A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps. | |
| Release Date: | May 08, 1953 |
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| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis |
| Writer: | Jack Leonard, Marion Wolfe |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | louisiana, swamp, prison warden, bayou, film noir, on the run, fugitive, man hunt, escaped prisoner |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 05, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Vittorio Gassman | Jory |
| Barry Sullivan | Lieutenant Tunner |
| Polly Bergen | Janet Tunner |
| William Conrad | Goodwin |
| Mary Zavian | Ella |
| Robert Burton | Warden Keeley |
| Harry Shannon | Sheriff Brown |
| Jonathan Cott | Deputy Davis |
| Eugene Mazzola | Albert Jory |
| George Selk | Josh |
| Harry Cheshire | Doctor |
| Bill Walker | Dock Attendant |
| Frank Arnold | Creole Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Sonia Charsky | Swamp Woman (uncredited) |
| Jay Lawrence | Deputy (uncredited) |
| Nolan Leary | Prison Doctor (uncredited) |
| Inez Palange | Old Woman (uncredited) |
| Fred Santley | Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
| Helen Winston | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph H. Lewis | Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Jack Leonard | Screenplay |
| Harold Lipstein | Director of Photography |
| Marion Wolfe | Story |
| Conrad A. Nervig | Editor |
| Malcolm Brown | Art Direction |
| Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration |
| Joel Freeman | Assistant Director |
| Rudolph G. Kopp | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Grady Jr. | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 7 | 425 | 530 |