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Ride The High Iron

""Sure I'll Keep Your Name Out of the Papers, Baby...For a Price...""

1956 1h 14m EN
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10.0
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5.3
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β˜…10.0TMDB Β· 1β˜…5.3IMDB Β· 49
Drama
Synopsis
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A recent war veteran accepts a job in public relations, but he becomes increasingly unhappy with his career choice. Originally filmed for TV but released theatrically.

β€œ"Sure I'll Keep Your Name Out of the Papers, Baby...For a Price..."”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Don Weis
Writers
Milton S. Gelman
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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70 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list β€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Don Weis, shot by Joe Novak. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joseph Gluck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Don Taylor and Sally Forrest and Raymond Burr carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""Sure I'll Keep Your Name Out of the Papers, Baby...For a Price..."".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0049675 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Weis directs. Joe Novak behind the camera. Joseph Gluck cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 74-minute runtime β€” shorter than most television pilots.
  • 270 years old β€” a genuine piece of film history.
  • 3Lean credit list β€” fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Don Weis, shot by Joe Novak. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Joseph Gluck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Don Taylor and Sally Forrest and Raymond Burr carry the top of the cast.
  • 7Marketing tagline: ""Sure I'll Keep Your Name Out of the Papers, Baby...For a Price..."".
  • 8IMDB entry: tt0049675 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 1 TMDB ratings β€” you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Joe Novak
Editing
Joseph Gluck
Costume design
Jerry Bos
Runtime
74 min Β· 1h 14m
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
NR
IMDB rating
5.3/10 Β· 49 votes

Also by

Don Weis

Production companies

Who made it

  • Columbia Pictures

    Columbia Pictures

    US

  • ME

    Meridian Productions

Key crew

  • MusicMelvyn Lenard
  • Costume DesignJerry Bos
  • Set DecorationAlfred Kegerris
  • Art DirectionSerge Krizman
  • EditorJoseph Gluck

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • publicity agent

Release history Β· US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1956-12-01NR

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