On Dangerous Ground

Dec 13, 1951

1h 22m

★ 6.6

In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!

Overview

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

On Dangerous Ground Trailers

Cast

Mary Malden

Ida Lupino

Jim Wilson

Robert Ryan

Walter Brent

Ward Bond

Pop Daley

Charles Kemper

Pete Santos

Anthony Ross

Capt. Brawley

Ed Begley

Sheriff Carrey

Ian Wolfe

Danny Malden

Sumner Williams

Lucky

Gus Schilling

Willows

Frank Ferguson

Myrna Bowers

Cleo Moore

Mrs. Brent

Olive Carey

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