Highway Dragnet

"SHOCK AFTER SHOCK... in manhunt for Las Vegas thrill-killer!"

Feb 7 1954 Approved 1h 11m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.

Plot

Mrs. Cummings, a free-lance magazine photographer and a recent widow after her husband committed suicide, and her model, Susan, are on an assignment to cover resorts California and Nevada. Driving west from Las Vegas they pick up Jim Henry, a recently-discharged Marine, who is hitchhiking to the home of a friend near the Salton Sea. Meanwhile, back in Las Vegas, a blonde known casually by Jim, is found murdered. Jim becomes the object of a manhunt directed by Police-Lieut. White Eagle of the Las Vegas police.

Written by

Herb Meadow, Jerome Odlum, Tom Hubbard

Directed by

Nathan Juran

Cast

Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

William F. Broidy Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,006
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA