The Dark Past
The Dark Past ★★★ 1949
A crazy, escaped convict holds a psychologist and his family hostage, and the two men engage in psychological cat-and-mouse combat. An underrated thriller with offbeat casting. 75m/B VHS . William Holden, Lee J. Cobb, Nina Foch, Adele Jergens; D: Rudolph Mate; M: George Duning.
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