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Highway Dragnet (1954)
Ex-Marine Jim Henry, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is journeying cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise, however, when the women realize their traveling companion may be a killer.
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Ex-Marine Jim Henry, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is journeying cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise, however, when the women realize their traveling companion may be a killer.
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Genre:Crime, Drama, Thriller
Written By:Herb Meadow, Jerome Odlum
In Theaters:1/27/1954
Box Office:
Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:William F. Broidy Productions
Cast
Nathan Juran
Director
Richard Conte
James 'Jim' Henry
Joan Bennett
Mrs. Cummings
Wanda Hendrix
Susan Willis
Reed Hadley
Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle
Mary Beth Hughes
Terry Smith - Bar Girl
Iris Adrian
Dolly - Cafe Waitress
Harry Harvey
Mr. Carson
Tom Hubbard
Det. Sgt. Ben Barnett
Frank Jenks
Marine in Civvies
Murray Alper
Ice Cream Truck Driver
Zon Murray
Trooper in Cafe
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