Ring of Fear (film)

Ring of Fear
Ring of Fear
	Original film poster
Directed by	James Edward Grant; William A. Wellman
Written by	Paul Fix; Philip MacDonald; James Edward Grant; Mickey Spillane
Produced by	Robert Fellows; D. Ross Lederman ; John Wayne
Starring	Clyde Beatty; Mickey Spillane ; Pat O'Brien
Cinematography	Edwin B. DuPar
Edited by	Fred MacDowell
Music by	Arthur Lange ; Emil Newman
Production; company	Wayne-Fellows Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 2, 1954;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.8 million

Ring of Fear is a 1954 American film noir directed by James Edward Grant and starring Clyde Beatty and Mickey Spillane as themselves.^[2] The cast also featured Pat O'Brien, Sean McClory and Marian Carr. Additional scenes were directed by William A. Wellman. It was shot in CinemaScope and Warnercolor. It was designed partly to take advantage of the popular success of the Mike Hammer adaptations produced by Victor Saville for United Artists.^[3]

Plot

With a deranged killer on the loose in his circus, lion tamer Beatty calls in mystery writer Spillane to solve the case.

^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^ Collins & Traylor p.37
^ Collins & Traylor p.37