The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
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33% of users liked it
(312 ratings)
This odd drama features Jack Nicholson, then only 21-years old, in his first feature film. He plays a young delinquent who thinks he may have killed one of the two thugs who were pursuing him. He hides out in a local drive-in where he takes three hostages and barricades himself and them in a… More This odd drama features Jack Nicholson, then only 21-years old, in his first feature film. He plays a young delinquent who thinks he may have killed one of the two thugs who were pursuing him. He hides out in a local drive-in where he takes three hostages and barricades himself and them in a storeroom. Police surround the place and try to negotiate with the frightened boy but even his friends cannot reach him. Meanwhile, the media has learned of the situation and soon a TV news crew arrives followed by a crowd of spectators. Soon concessions are being sold, and the event becomes a circus. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Barbara Knudson, Brett Halsey
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 17, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Desinteressante em todos os aspectos (visualmente, narrativamente, tematicamente), ainda peca pelo moralismo ultrapassado, mantendo-se historicamente relevante apenas por ter marcado a estreia de Nicholson no Cinema.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a slow-moving and surprisingly uneventful piece of work.
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Ryan Cracknell, Calgary Movies
Heavy in dialoge, the scenes plod along without much rhythm.
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Cast
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Harry Lauter
as Porter
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Jack Nicholson
as Jimmy
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Carolyn Mitchell
as Carole
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Brett Halsey
as Manny
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Lynn Cartwright
as Julie
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Ralph Reed
as Joey
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John Shay
as Gannon
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Barbara Knudson
as Mrs. Maxton
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Jordan Whitfield
as Sam
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Claude Stroud
as Werner
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Ruth Swanson
as Mrs. Wallace
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William A. Forester
as Mr. Maxton
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John Weed
as Reed
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Frank Richards
as Gambelli
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Bill Erwin
as Mr. Wallace
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James Fillmore
as Al
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Ed Nelson
as Rick
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Mitzi McCall
as Evelyn
- Leo Gordon
