Highway Dragnet

Name: Highway Dragnet
Director: Nathan Juran
Released: 1954
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix, Reed Hadley, Mary Beth Hughes

1954

Dir. Nathan Juran

1h 10m

USA

Synopsis

An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.

Cast

Principal Cast

Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle

Mary Beth Hughes

Terry Smith - Bar Girl

Iris Adrian

Dolly - Cafe Waitress

Det. Sgt. Ben Barnett

Crew

Director

Nathan Juran

Director

Nathan Juran

1907 – 2002

Naftuli "Nathan" Hertz Juran (September 1, 1907 - October 23, 2002) was an American film art director and film director who is most noted for winning the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for How Green Was My Valley and for directing science fiction and fantasy films such as Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. He was also the brother of quality guru Joseph M. Juran.

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