

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Glenn Griffin

Fredric March
Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin
Hal Griffin

Gig Young
Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy
Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer
Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton
Sam Kobish

Bert Freed
Tom Winston

Ray Collins
Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell
FBI Agent Carson
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