The Hostage (1967)
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Six year-old Davey Cleaves (Danny Martins) is trapped in a moving van with two killers after witnessing a murder in this low-budget crime drama. Bull (Don O'Kelly) is the brains of the outfit, with the spineless Eddie (Harry Dean Stanton) as his vacillating accomplice. The boy is hiding in the… More Six year-old Davey Cleaves (Danny Martins) is trapped in a moving van with two killers after witnessing a murder in this low-budget crime drama. Bull (Don O'Kelly) is the brains of the outfit, with the spineless Eddie (Harry Dean Stanton) as his vacillating accomplice. The boy is hiding in the van that contains his family's possessions. When the killers stop to bury the dead man, they discover the boy and try to silence the only witness to the crime. Davey runs to the safety of a nearby farmhouse, but Bull convinces the rural rubes that Davey is his runaway son. The police have been notified by Davey's panicked parents and they begin a race against time to find the wayward kid before the killers can silence him. Eddie considers turning himself over to the law just to end the ordeal. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Russell S. Doughten Jr.
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
G,
- In Theaters
- Oct 23, 1967 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 6, 1988
- Studio
- Lionsgate
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Cast
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Don O'Kelly
as Bull
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John Carradine
as Otis Lovelace
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Danny Martins
as Davey Cleaves
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Ron Hagerthy
as Steve Cleaves
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Jennifer Lea
as Carol Cleaves
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Ann Doran
as Miss Mabry
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Raymond Guth
as Sam
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Nora Marlowe
as Selma
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Shirley O'Hara Krims
as Mrs. Primus
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Michael McCloskey
as Bartender
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Eddie
