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RUNTIME
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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
He Ran All the Way
"DYNAMITE hits the screen with their kind of love!"
1951 1h 17m EN
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7.2
SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 65
ThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
“DYNAMITE hits the screen with their kind of love!”
Cast
John Garfield
Nick Robey
Shelley Winters
Peggy Dobbs
Wallace Ford
Fred Dobbs
Selena Royle
Mrs. Dobbs
Gladys George
Mrs. Robey
Norman Lloyd
Al Molin
Robert Hyatt
Tommy Dobbs (as Bobby Hyatt)
Clancy Cooper
Stan, newspaper office watchman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- John Berry
- Writers
- Dalton Trumbo, Hugo Butler, Guy Endore
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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AWARDS
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Directed by John Berry, shot by James Wong Howe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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John Garfield and Shelley Winters and Wallace Ford carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "DYNAMITE hits the screen with their kind of love!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0043625 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#08
Cinephile deep dive
The take
John Berry directs. James Wong Howe behind the camera. Franz Waxman scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Directed by John Berry, shot by James Wong Howe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5John Garfield and Shelley Winters and Wallace Ford carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "DYNAMITE hits the screen with their kind of love!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0043625 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- James Wong Howe
- Original score
- Franz Waxman
- Production design
- Harry Horner
- Makeup / hair
- Gustaf Norin
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
John Berry
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- RO
Roberts Pictures Inc.
US
Key crew
- Production DesignHarry Horner
- NovelSam Ross
- ProducerBob Roberts
- Set DecorationEdward G. Boyle
- ProducerJohn Garfield
- Makeup ArtistGustaf Norin
- SoundVictor B. Appel
- Associate ProducerPaul Trivers
- Assistant DirectorEmmett Emerson
- Production SupervisorBen Hersh
- SoundMac Dalgleish
- Wardrobe SupervisorJoe King
- Editorial ManagerFrancis D. Lyon
- OrchestratorLeonid Raab
- DialogueArnold Laven
- Production AssistantRobert H. Justman
- Production AssistantLouis Brandt
- HairstylistHollis Barnes
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- swimming pool
- film noir
- on the run
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1951-06-20NR· New York City, New York
- Theatrical1951-07-13NR
Also known as
International titles
- Menace dans la nuitFR
- Mörder zu GastAT
- Por Amor Também se MataPT
