Running Wild (1955 film)

Running Wild
Theatrical release poster
by Reynold Brown
Directed byAbner Biberman
Screenplay byLeo Townsend
Based onGirl in the Cage
1954 novel
by Ben Benson
Produced byHoward Pine
StarringWilliam Campbell
Mamie Van Doren
Keenan Wynn
Kathleen Case
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byEdward Curtiss
Ray Snyder
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • November 11, 1955 (1955-11-11) (New York City)
  • December 1, 1955 (1955-12-01) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Running Wild is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Abner Biberman and starring William Campbell, Mamie Van Doren, Keenan Wynn, and Kathleen Case. The film was often paired with Tarantula as part of a double feature.[1]

Plot

Ralph Barton is a young rookie cop who goes undercover to infiltrate an auto-theft ring run by juvenile delinquents.

Cast

Production

It was the first significant role for John Saxon, put under contract to Universal.[2]

Reception

Variety called it "okay".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "'Guys and Dolls' Jingly Pre-Xmas; December Pretty Downbeat; 'Trap,' 'Tarantula,' 'Rebel' 3-4-5". Variety. January 11, 1956. p. 7. Retrieved August 25, 2019 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.
  3. ^ Review of film at Variety


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