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Rock It Baby! Highway Dragnet is directed by Nathan Juran and written by Herb Meadow, U.S.Anderson, Roger Corman and Jerome Odlum. It stars Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix and Reed Hadley. Music is by Edward J. Kay and cinematography by John J. Martin. All I did…
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Highway Dragnet
“SHOCK AFTER SHOCK... in manhunt for Las Vegas thrill-killer!”
57%
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1h 10m
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Highway Dragnet (1954) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Highway Dragnet (1954) — a movie tagged as Crime, Drama, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~70 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Highway Dragnet 57% (32 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1954-01-20
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 47149
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Cast
Richard Conte
James 'Jim' Henry
Joan Bennett
Mrs. Cummings
Wanda Hendrix
Susan Willis
Reed Hadley
Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle
Mary Beth Hughes
Terry Smith - Bar Girl
Iris Adrian
Dolly - Cafe Waitress
Harry Harvey
Mr. Carson
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Tom Hubbard
Det. Sgt. Ben Barnett
Frank Jenks
Marine in Civvies
Murray Alper
Ice Cream Truck Driver
Zon Murray
Trooper in Cafe
House Peters Jr.
Steve - Border Inspection Officer
Joseph Crehan
Elderly Border Inspection Officer
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Charles Anthony Hughes
Chubby Border Inspection Officer (as Tony Hughes)
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Bill Hale
Harry - Trooper in Cafe
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Fred Gabourie
Trooper Al
Johnny Duncan
Marine (uncredited)
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Rock It Baby! Highway Dragnet is directed by Nathan Juran and written by Herb Meadow, U.S.Anderson, Roger Corman and Jerome Odlum. It stars Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix and Reed Hadley. Music is by Edward J. Kay and cinematography by John J. Martin. All I did was buy her a drink. One drink, and for 65 cents I bought a martini mixed with dynamite! Though indexed in some sources as film noir, this barely resonates as such. It is basically a man on the lam picture, where Conte is wrongly accused of murder and has to go on the run to escape police arrest. He hitches with two gals, who start to become wary of their newly acquired companion. So, we have cops trying to capture their target, with near misses and with Reed "The Voice" Hadley heading up the dragnet operation, whilst there's the mystery element of who is the killer hanging in the air. Cast are fine and the production is standard fare, the finale at least serves up an atmospheric locale, and there's some decent snatches of dialogue. But really it's average at best and not one to seek out as a matter of urgency. 5/10
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