The Dark Past Movie Review 1949

A crazy, escaped convict holds a psychologist and his family hostage, and the two men engage in psychological cat-and-mouse combat. An underrated thriller with off-beat casting.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 75 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Psychotics/Sociopaths

Cast

William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Nina Foch, Adele Jergens

Director

Rudolph Mate

Music

George Duning

Producer

Buddy Adler