Movie: Life in Danger
Top 10 Billed Cast
The Man
Major Donald Peters
Tom Baldwin
Jack Ashley
Mrs. Annie Ashley
Landlord
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Overview
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital.
Release Date
1959-01-30
Average
8.333
Rating:
4.2 startsTagline
TERROR RULES
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