A deranged man kidnaps the nubile daughter of a police captain.A deranged man kidnaps the nubile daughter of a police captain.A deranged man kidnaps the nubile daughter of a police captain.
Charles Cane
- Sam Patrick
- (uncredited)
John Cliff
- Detective Lou Gross
- (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
- Police Officer McEvoy
- (uncredited)
Jack Daly
- Detective O'Mara
- (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
- Matson
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to a 2016 biography of Natalie Wood, she began dating Raymond Burr during this production.
- GoofsWhen Edmond O'Brien is getting ready to watch a movie on TV, he pours himself a glass of beer which is almost entirely foam. When he stands up to turn off the TV, the glass is suddenly full of beer.
- Quotes
Capt. Dan Taggart: I just wanna know what's bothering Madge.
Helen Taggart: She isn't married, that's what's bothering her. She's 37 years old and she isn't married.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: A Cry in the Night (1969)
Featured review
Policeman (Edmond O'Brien) hunts down the hulking brute (Raymond Burr) who kidnapped his teenage daughter (Natalie Wood). Had potential to be a sleazy thriller but doesn't live up to it. As for the acting, the special of the day is ham. Raymond Burr channeling Lenny from "Of Mice and Men" will elicit laughter from most viewers. Carol Veazie as his trashy mom is fun to watch. Overweight Edmond O'Brien's turn as the hot-headed thuggish overprotective father is impossible to stop watching. Seems like every scene he has he's grabbing someone and yelling at them. It's not good acting but the movie is much more intriguing when he's on screen. Brian Donlevy spends most of the movie telling his pal O'Brien to go home. For her part, Natalie Wood is lovely to look at and handles herself fine in a weak role. Herb Vigran is good as the comic relief desk sergeant. Somewhat interesting for its glimpse at 1950s' attitudes towards sex, parenting, and mental illness. Ultimately can't be taken seriously enough to work as a thriller and it's not quite over-the-top enough to work as camp. Watchable but nothing special.
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- Schrei in der Nacht
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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