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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Tom Laughlin
Mickey Henderson
Nyra Monsour
Doreen
Norma Quine
Sue Dawson
Richard Shannon
Dr. Polery
Dennis O'Flaherty
Doug Fearson
Kip King
Jerry Rohn
Ray Loza
Bobby Pfarr
Constance Davis
Mrs. Henderson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tom Laughlin
- Writers
- Tom Laughlin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tom Laughlin directs. James Crabe behind the camera. Shelly Manne scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Tom Laughlin, shot by James Crabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Shelly Manne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Tom Laughlin and Nyra Monsour and Norma Quine carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0054211 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- James Crabe
- Original score
- Shelly Manne
- Runtime
- 75 min · 1h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Tom Laughlin
Production companies
Who made it
- BU
Business Administration Company
Key crew
- ProducerTom Laughlin
- MusicianRichie Kamuca
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1960-01-01
