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The crime that became the basis of The Night Holds Terror date occurred on February 13, 1953. Eugene M. Courtier was an Edwards Air Force Base technician, and the kidnapping took place on a Lancaster, California highway. The sale of Courtier's car also took place in Lancaster.
While driving home to Lancaster, California, aircraft engineer Gene Courtier stops to pick up hitchhiker Victor Gosset, who moments later pulls a gun and demands Gene's wallet. Finding only ten dollars, Gosset declares that he and the other members of his gang expect more money.
- Andrew Stone, Melville Shyer
- Jack Kelly
The Night Holds Terror: Directed by Andrew L. Stone. With Jack Kelly, Hildy Parks, Vince Edwards, John Cassavetes. A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Andrew L. Stone
- 1955-07-13
Apr 13, 2021 · The true incident occurred on February 13, 1953 when Eugene M. Courtier, an Edwards Air Force Base Technician is kidnapped by a trip of robbers and held for ransom. The film obviously fictionalizes some portion of the ordeal, but it still stayed true to the original incident.
Stone’s film stars a baby-faced John Cassavetes, Vince Edwards, and David Cross as the hitchhikers who take Gene Courtier (Jack Kelly) hostage and then take over his pleasant 1950’s suburban home, where wife Doris (Hildy Parks) tries to hold it together.
On a routine drive from Los Angeles to home located in a residential complex outside of Edwards Air Force Base, factory worker Gene Courtier makes the mistake of picking up a hitchhiker.
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Gene Courtier (Jack Kelly) stops to pick up a hitchhiker in the middle of the Mojave Desert in Southern California. Within minutes he is taken hostage by three robbers (Vince Edwards, John Cassavetes, David Cross). They bring Gene to his home and take his wife and two children.
