Movie: They Live in Fear

Top 7 Billed Cast

Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger

Matthew Van Camp

Clifford Severn
Clifford Severn

Paul Graffen

Pat Parrish
Pat Parrish

Pat Daniels

Jimmy Carpenter
Jimmy Carpenter

Johnny Reynolds

Erwin Kalser
Erwin Kalser

Jan Dorchik

Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont

Instructor (uncredited)

William Benedict
William Benedict

Thomas 'Mack' Knight (uncredited)

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  • Overview

    After witnessing the killing of a professor in concentration camp "Dachau" German student Paul emigrates to the USA. Here an American fellow student endangers Paul's new American existence and his family's which stayed in Germany.

  • Release Date

    1944-10-06

  • Average

    8

  • Rating:

    4.0 starts
  • Tagline

    Young America... shows the way!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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