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Jeopardy

Name: Jeopardy
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1953-03-30
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 6.7

★ 6,7 /10 (44 Votes)

1953 EN 69 min

Overview

A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.

Release date

30/03/1953

Votes

Popularity

1.4

She did it... because her fear was greater than her shame!

Genres

Crime Drama Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

69 min

Barbara Stanwyck

Helen Stilwin

Barry Sullivan

Doug Stilwin

Ralph Meeker

Lawson the Fugitive

Lee Aaker

Bobby Stilwin

Rico Alaniz

Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)

Salvador Baguez

Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)

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Bob Castro

Police Machine Gunner (uncredited)

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Carlos Conde

Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)

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George L. Derrick

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

Mexican Lieutenant

Sol Gorss

Captain's Driver Talking to Helen (uncredited)

Margarita Martín

Mexican Mother (uncredited)

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Victor Milner

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Alex Montoya

Officer with Walkie-Talkie at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)

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George Navarro

Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)

Charles Stevens

Mexican Father

Ken Terrell

Officer at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)

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Louis Tomei

Officer at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)

Juan Torena

Mexican Police Chief

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Felipe Turich

Mexican Border Official (uncredited)

Natividad Vacío

Persistent Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)

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Bud Wolfe

Lieutenant's Driver (uncredited)

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Peligro! Jeopardy is directed by John Sturges and adapted to screenplay by Mel Dinelli from Maurice Zimm's radio play "A Question of Time". It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker and Lee Aaker. Music is by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematography by Victor Milner. Running just shy of 70 minutes, Jeopardy is a classic lesson in how to garner great suspense from a small cast and set-up. Beginning with jaunty music and the scene setting of a family of three off for a vacation, it's all Americana bliss, but it's not long before fate deals the family some bad cards and we land firm…

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