The Night Runner

"Are mental patients turned loose too soon?"

Apr 2 1957 Approved 1h 19m
Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

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?

Plot

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.

Written by

Owen Cameron, Gene Levitt

Directed by

Abner Biberman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
280
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA