Jeopardy (1953)
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48% of users liked it
(193 ratings)
The answer is: A turgid melodrama. The question: What is Jeopardy? Barbara Stanwyck stars as a suburbanite on a Mexican vacation with her husband (Barry Sullivan) and son (Lee Aaker). The threesome runs afoul of escape convict Ralph Meeker. Stanwyck's dilemma: Attempting to rescue her husband… More The answer is: A turgid melodrama. The question: What is Jeopardy? Barbara Stanwyck stars as a suburbanite on a Mexican vacation with her husband (Barry Sullivan) and son (Lee Aaker). The threesome runs afoul of escape convict Ralph Meeker. Stanwyck's dilemma: Attempting to rescue her husband from drowning, while staving off the carnal demands of Meeker, who holds Stanwyck and her son at gunpoint. Jeopardy is on and off in only 69 minutes, but 64 of those minutes seem far longer. Trivia note: When dramatized on Lux Radio Theater, Jeopardy costarred child actor Harry Shearer, later a comic regular on Saturday Night Live. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sturges
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 30, 1953 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Slick family vacation horror story.
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Cast
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Barbara Stanwyck
as Helen Stilwin
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Barry Sullivan
as Doug Stilwin
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Ralph Meeker
as Lawson
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Lee Aaker
as Bobby Stilwin
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Rico Alaniz
as Mexican Officer
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Salvador Baguez
as Second Officer
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Bob Castro
as Machine Gunner
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George Derrick
as Gas Station Attendant
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Paul Fierro
as Mexican Lieutenant
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Sol (Saul) Gorss
as Captain's Driver
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Alex Montoya
as Walkie-Talkie Officer
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Charles Stevens
as Mexican Father
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Ken Terrell
as Barricade Officer
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Juan Torena
as Mexican Police Chief
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Felipe Turich
as Mexican Border Official
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Natividad Vacio
as Vendor
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Bud Wolfe
as Lieutenant's Driver
- Victor Milner
- George Navarro
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Margarita Martin
as Mexican Mother
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Carlos Conde
as Vendor
- Louis Tomei
