Marshall Thompson
Gunther Wyckoff
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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.
Young mentally-ill killer Gunther Wyckoff escapes from a psychiatric clinic, murders a bus driver, then takes six hostages in a bar. The gun in Wyckoff's hand kills without emotion or pity, wielded by a man bare of emotion.
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- Film-Noir, Thriller
- Gerald Mayer
- 1950-11-03
A taut and suspenseful B-movie, Dial 1119 is distinguished by the crisp black-and-white cinematography of Paul C. Vogel (He worked on such film noir favorites as Lady in the Lake, 1947) and the excellent ensemble cast which includes Virginia Field, Andrea King, Leon Ames, Keith Brasselle, and William Conrad (star of TV's detective series ...
- Gerald Mayer, Sid Sidman
- Marshall Thompson
Dial 1119. Delusional patient Gunther Wyckoff (Marshall Thompson) escapes from a mental institution intent on locating and killing Dr. John Faron (Sam Levene), whose...
- Crime, Drama
- Gerald Mayer
- David Nusair
- Marshall Thompson
Dial 1119 (1950) is a psychopath hostage film noir starring Marshall Thompson as a sick young man who steals a gun and then takes a group of hostages in a cosy bar rom, tended by William Conrad in one of his rare non-cop nor killer noir roles.
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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.
