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On Dangerous Ground(1951)
Status: Released
Date: 1951-12-13
66%
158 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
In One Strange Night she met both LOVE... and MURDER!
Overview:
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: On Dangerous Ground
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ida Lupino
Mary Malden
Robert Ryan
Jim Wilson
Ward Bond
Walter Brent
Charles Kemper
Pop Daley
Anthony Ross
Pete Santos
Ed Begley
Capt. Brawley
Ian Wolfe
Sheriff Carrey
Gus Schilling
Lucky
Frank Ferguson
Willows
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