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The Night Runner (1957) [NR]

Featuring:
Ray Danton, Colleen Miller, Merry Anders

Written by:
Owen Cameron
Gene Levitt

Directed by:
Abner Biberman


Release Date:
April 2, 1957

Original Title:
The Night Runner

Alternate Titles:
Bitmiyen sile
Ex-patiënt No. 2811
Illdäd i mörker
L'urlo del gabbiano
Locura asesina
Loucura Assassina
Yöllinen murha

Genres:
Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
Universal International Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 79

Are mental patients turned loose too soon?

Overview from TheMovieDB

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?

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Overview from Open Movies

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Realizing that he can't handle the pressures of big-city life, and not wanting to commit the kinds of crimes that got him put away in the first place, he hops a bus heading out of the city and winds up in a small coastal town. Taking a room in a small motel, he falls for the daughter of the motel's owner, and everything seems to be going well for him, until the girl's father starts to get suspicious about his past.

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Rankings and Honors

The Night Runner (1957) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.0/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Robert F. Boyle
Alexander Golitzen

Assistant Camera:
Robert Pierce

Assistant Director:
George Lollier
James Welch

Assistant Editor:
Eddie Broussard

Camera Operator:
Eddie Pyle

Costume Design:
Rosemary Odell

Director:
Abner Biberman

Director of Photography:
George Robinson

Editor:
Albrecht Joseph

Gaffer:
William Harmon

Grip:
Russ Franks
Al Hall

Hairstylist:
Joan St. Oegger
Sue Kirkpatrick

Makeup Artist:
Bud Westmore
Irving Berns

Music:
Heinz Roemheld
Herman Stein
Frank Skinner

Music Supervisor:
Joseph Gershenson

Novel:
Owen Cameron

Original Music Composer:
Hans J. Salter
Henry Mancini

Producer:
Albert J. Cohen

Props:
Compton Barrett

Screenplay:
Gene Levitt

Script Supervisor:
Betty A. Griffin

Set Decoration:
Russell A. Gausman
Ray Jeffers

Sound:
Leslie I. Carey
Corson Jowett

Sound Editor:
Jim O'Brien
James A. Bean

Still Photographer:
Sherman Clark

Unit Production Manager:
Gene Anderson

Visual Effects:
Clifford Stine

Wardrobe Assistant:
Martha Bunch

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