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Dial 1119 is a 1950 film noir directed by Gerald Mayer, nephew of Louis B. Mayer. The film stars Marshall Thompson as a deranged escaped killer holding the customers of a bar hostage. The telephone number "1119" is the police emergency number used in the film.
An escaped psychiatric patient takes six hostages in a bar and kills indiscriminately with no emotion. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1950 movie.
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- Film-Noir, Thriller
- Gerald Mayer
- 1950-11-03
A killer holds the customers at a bar hostage in this 1950 thriller directed by Gerald Mayer. Starring Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field, Freddy Andrea King and Helen Sam Levene.
- Gerald Mayer, Sid Sidman
- Marshall Thompson
Directed by Gerald Mayer. Genres - Drama, Crime | Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller | Release Date - Nov 3, 1950 (USA - Unknown) | Run Time - 74 min. |. Dial 1119 (1950) is a psychopath hostage telephonic film noir with Marshall Thompson, Virginia Field, Sam Levene and noir favourite William Conrad.
Dial 1119 is a film noir about a delusional patient who escapes from a mental institution and takes hostages in a bar to get his doctor. The movie has low ratings from critics and audiences, and is available for streaming on AMC.
- Crime, Drama
- Gerald Mayer
- David Nusair
- Marshall Thompson
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A mentally ill killer escapes from a psychiatric clinic and takes six hostages in a bar. The film explores the moral dilemma of whether to execute or rehabilitate him, and the personal stories of the hostages and the police.
A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution and holds the patrons of a bar hostage. Dial 1119 is a movie from 1950 directed by John Monks Jr. and starring Gerald Mayer.
