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Highway Dragnet

  • 19541954
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
721
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Joan Bennett, Richard Conte, and Wanda Hendrix in Highway Dragnet (1954)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model.Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model.Wrongly accused of killing a bar-girl he was seen with earlier, a Korean War vet flees from the police in the company of a woman photographer and her young female model.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
721
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Nathan Juran
  • Writers
    • Herb Meadow(screenplay)
    • Jerome Odlum(screenplay)
    • Tom Hubbard(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Richard Conte
    • Joan Bennett
    • Wanda Hendrix
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nathan Juran
  • Writers
    • Herb Meadow(screenplay)
    • Jerome Odlum(screenplay)
    • Tom Hubbard(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Richard Conte
    • Joan Bennett
    • Wanda Hendrix
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    • 24User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Joan Bennett in Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Joan Bennett in Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Richard Conte and Mary Beth Hughes in Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Richard Conte and Wanda Hendrix in Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Joan Bennett and Richard Conte in Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Wanda Hendrix in Highway Dragnet (1954)
    Richard Conte in Highway Dragnet (1954)
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    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • Jim Henryas Jim Henry
    Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett
    • Mrs. H.G. Cummingsas Mrs. H.G. Cummings
    Wanda Hendrix
    Wanda Hendrix
    • Susan Wiltonas Susan Wilton
    Reed Hadley
    Reed Hadley
    • Lt. Joe White Eagleas Lt. Joe White Eagle
    Mary Beth Hughes
    Mary Beth Hughes
    • Terry Smithas Terry Smith
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Sallyas Sally
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Mr. Carsonas Mr. Carson
    Tom Hubbard
    • Sgt. Ben Barnettas Sgt. Ben Barnett
    Frank Jenks
    Frank Jenks
    • Marine in Civviesas Marine in Civvies
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • Ice Cream Truck Driveras Ice Cream Truck Driver
    Zon Murray
    Zon Murray
    • Trooper in Caféas Trooper in Café
    House Peters Jr.
    House Peters Jr.
    • Steveas Steve
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Elderly Border Inspection Officeras Elderly Border Inspection Officer
    Charles Anthony Hughes
    • Chubby Border Inspection Officeras Chubby Border Inspection Officer
    • (as Tony Hughes)
    Bill Hale
    • Harryas Harry
    Fred Gabourie
    • Trooper Alas Trooper Al
    Johnny Duncan
    Johnny Duncan
    • Marineas Marine
    • (uncredited)
    Murray Pollack
    • Police Officeras Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nathan Juran
    • Writers
      • Herb Meadow(screenplay)
      • Jerome Odlum(screenplay)
      • Tom Hubbard(additional dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The car Jim, Mrs. Cummings and Susan drive in the desert is a 1953 Dodge Coronet Sierra station wagon.
    • Goofs
      When the paper boy stops at the road block in his Ford truck, several large studio lights and a large group of movie crew members can be seen in the reflection on the side of the truck.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Jim Henry: [Jim and Susan arm-in-arm as they look out toward Jim's partially submerged house with the rising waters of the Salton Sea] You know, things may be a little tough before we get the place fixed up.

      Susan Wilton: How tough can they be with a swimming pool in every room.

      [Jim and Susan embrace]

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman (1999)

    User reviews24

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    Top review
    7/10
    "Ever get contaminated by a .45?"
    A great story by U.S. Anderse and the legendary Roger Corman! Great plot, good acting & suspense. Wanda Hendrix was lovely & Joan Bennett was her fantastically snooty self.

    A returning Korean War vet ends up on the run from Johnny Law after being accused of murdering a woman in Vegas, and his alibi cannot be reached. He is picked up hitchhiking by two women, one of whom actually benefits from the murder. This movie certainly has more twists and turns than the desert roads on which it was filmed.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The House in the Sea
    • Filming locations
      • Salton Sea, California, USA
    • Production company
      • William F. Broidy Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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