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Cry in the Night

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Young, secretly engaged couple Liz (Natalie Wood) and Owen (Richard Anderson) meet in a secluded lovers' lane, where they are watched by unstable Harold Loftus (Raymond Burr). Loftus attacks and knocks out Owen, then abducts Liz and hides her in a shack in a brickyard. At police headquarters later, Owen makes a report to Capt. Ed Bates (Brian Donlevy), who realizes Liz is the daughter of a cop, Capt. Dan Taggart (Edmond O'Brien). A search begins as Liz struggles to keep Loftus at bay.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/05/2010
C
It's a lively, but unpleasant, unconvincing and overwrought B-film crime drama. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Frank Tuttle

Director

Edmond O'Brien

Captain Dan Taggart

Brian Donlevy

Captain Ed Bates

Natalie Wood

Elizabeth

Raymond Burr

Harold Loftus

Richard Anderson

Owen Clark
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Synopsis Young, secretly engaged couple Liz (Natalie Wood) and Owen (Richard Anderson) meet in a secluded lovers' lane, where they are watched by unstable Harold Loftus (Raymond Burr). Loftus attacks and knocks out Owen, then abducts Liz and hides her in a shack in a brickyard. At police headquarters later, Owen makes a report to Capt. Ed Bates (Brian Donlevy), who realizes Liz is the daughter of a cop, Capt. Dan Taggart (Edmond O'Brien). A search begins as Liz struggles to keep Loftus at bay.
Director
Frank Tuttle
Producer
George C. Bertholon
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 1956, Original
Runtime
1h 15m
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