Dial 1119

"When you see this man... Dial 1119!"

Nov 3 1950 Approved 1h 15m
Film-Noir, Thriller

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.

Plot

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. It begins as a moral question whether an insane killer should or should not be sent to the electric chair, but goes elsewhere before it ends.

Written by

John Monks Jr., Hugh King, Don McGuire

Directed by

Gerald Mayer

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
1,679
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA