Man on the Run (1949)

05/20/1949 (GB) • 1h 22m

Thriller, Drama, Crime

Overview

An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.

Top Billed Cast

Derek Farr

Sgt. Peter Burden

Joan Hopkins

Jean Adams

Edward Chapman

Chief Inspector Mitchell

Laurence Harvey

Detective Sergeant Lawson

Howard Marion-Crawford

1st Paratrooper

Alfie Bass

Bert the Barge Mate

John Bailey

Dan Underwood, Burglar

John Stuart

Det. Inspector Jim McBane


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

robbery

murder

on the run

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