The Threat

The Threat (1949)

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Homicidal criminal Charles McGraw busts out of jail, kidnapping the three people responsible for his incarceration. The hapless hostages include detective Michael O'Shea, district attorney Frank Conroy, and nightclub singer Virginia Grey. McGraw makes no secret of his plans to kill O'Shea and Conroy… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 6 min.
Directed By
Felix E. Feist
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Dec 1, 1949 Limited
RKO Radio Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Sean Axmaker, Parallax View

    ... opens with a rat-a-tat energy, quite literally: a prison break, a whining siren, and then the almost unbroken blasts of machine gun fire...

  • John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

    'Kluger's out!' -- Those are the first words spoken, and they convey a sense of urgency that is pretty much sustained throughout the economical 66-minute running time of this taut deadline thriller

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Plenty of tough action.

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