Highway Dragnet

Jan 20, 1954

1h 10m

★ 5.7

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

William F. Broidy Productions

Highway Dragnet Trailers

Cast

James 'Jim' Henry

Richard Conte

Mrs. Cummings

Joan Bennett

Susan Willis

Wanda Hendrix

Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle

Reed Hadley

Terry Smith - Bar Girl

Mary Beth Hughes

Dolly - Cafe Waitress

Iris Adrian

Mr. Carson

Harry Harvey

Det. Sgt. Ben Barnett

Tom Hubbard

Marine in Civvies

Frank Jenks

Ice Cream Truck Driver

Murray Alper

Trooper in Cafe

Zon Murray

Steve - Border Inspection Officer

House Peters Jr.

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