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Dial 1119 is a 1950 film noir directed by Gerald Mayer, nephew of Louis B. Mayer. The film stars Marshall Thompson as a deranged escaped killer holding the customers of a bar hostage. The telephone number "1119" is the police emergency number used in the film.
Young mentally-ill killer Gunther Wyckoff escapes from a psychiatric clinic, murders a bus driver, then takes six hostages in a bar. The gun in Wyckoff's hand kills without emotion or pity, wielded by a man bare of emotion.
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- Film-Noir, Thriller
- Gerald Mayer
- 1950-11-03
Dial 1119 (1950) is a psychopath hostage film noir starring Marshall Thompson as a sick young man who steals a gun and then takes a group of hostages in a cosy bar rom, tended by William Conrad in one of his rare non-cop nor killer noir roles.
Dial 1119 es una película dirigida por Gerald Mayer con Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field, Andrea King, Sam Levene .... Año: 1950. Título original: Dial 1119. Sinopsis: Un paciente psiquiátrico asesina a un conductor de autobús. Luego entra en un bar y, cuando es sitiado por la policía, toma a los clientes como rehenes.
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- Estados Unidos
- Paul Vogel
- Gerald Mayer
A young mentally-ill killer, Gunther Wyckoff, escapes from a mental institution, murders a bus driver and, then, takes six hostages in a bar. The gun in Wyckoff’s hand kills without emotion or pity, wielded by a man bare of emotion.
A taut and suspenseful B-movie, Dial 1119 is distinguished by the crisp black-and-white cinematography of Paul C. Vogel (He worked on such film noir favorites as Lady in the Lake, 1947) and the excellent ensemble cast which includes Virginia Field, Andrea King, Leon Ames, Keith Brasselle, and William Conrad (star of TV's detective series ...
Dial 1119! A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution, intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, holds the patrons of a bar hostage. Cast.
