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City of Fear (1958)
Director: Irving Lerner
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Pacy Columbia B-picture from a film-maker who did pretty well on the barest of resources and later won praise from Martin Scorsese (who also hired him as co-editor on New York, New York). Edwards escapes from prison with a sealed cannister he believes contains $1m worth of heroin. In fact he's toting radioactive cobalt that could contaminate the whole city. The premise is more exciting than the execution, but the movie's strong on seedy atmosphere (notable b/w camerawork from Lucien Ballard) and there's an excellent jazz-tinged score from Jerry Goldsmith.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Irving Lerner
Producer: Leon Chooluck
Cast: Vince Edwards, John Archer, Patricia Blair, Steven Ritch, Lyle Talbot, Joe Mell, Sherwood Price full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 75 mins
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