The Night Runner

NR
1h 19m
1957
5.2 /10 (9)

Are mental patients turned loose too soon?

Overview

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1957-04-02

Top Billed Cast

Ray Danton

Roy Turner

Colleen Miller

Susan Mayes

Merry Anders

Amy Hansen

Willis Bouchey

Loren Mayes

Harry Jackson

Hank Hansen

Robert Anderson

Ed Wallace

Jean Inness

Miss Dodd

Eddy Waller

Vernon

John Stephenson

Dr. Crawford

Alexander Campbell

Dr. Royce

Natalie Masters

Miss Lowell

Richard H. Cutting

Male interviewer (as Richard Cutting)

Steve Pendleton

Captain Reynolds

Jack Lomas

Real Estate man

George Barrows

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Irwin Jay Berniker

Boy (uncredited)

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