Ring of Fear (1954)
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A real "must see" for devotees of 1950s pop culture, Ring of Fear boasts a script co-written by character actor Paul Fix and a cast which includes the likes of animal trainer Clyde Beatty and pulp-fiction novelist Mickey Spillane. The story takes place in Beatty's travelling circus,… More A real "must see" for devotees of 1950s pop culture, Ring of Fear boasts a script co-written by character actor Paul Fix and a cast which includes the likes of animal trainer Clyde Beatty and pulp-fiction novelist Mickey Spillane. The story takes place in Beatty's travelling circus, where a homicidal maniac named Dublin (Sean McClory) is doing his best to wreck the show. It's all because Dublin is in love with Valerie (Marian Carr), the wife of aerialist Armond St. Denis (John Bromfield). Since the cops don't know who's behind all the trouble, they call in crime expert Spillane (cast as himself). Dublin nearly succeeds in bumping off Spillane before he himself is dispatched by a giant tiger. Representing the Law is Pat O'Brien, who delivers his silly dialogue with conviction. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Edward Grant
- Written By
- Paul Fix
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 24, 1954 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
The resulting film, with its wildly inconsistent acting styles and loopy dialogue , borders on camp classic.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This is the kind of pulp film where subtlety counted for squat.
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Cast
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Pat O'Brien
as Frank Wallace
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Mickey Spillane
as Himself
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Sean McClory
as Dublin O'Malley
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Marian Carr
as Valerie St. Denis
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John Bromfield
as Armond St. Denis
- John Broomfield
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Emmett Lynn
as Twitchy
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Kenneth Tobey
as Shreveport
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Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
as Gonzales
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Clyde Beatty
as Himself
- Jack Stang
- Gonzalez-Gonzales
- Kathy Cline
