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Step Down to Terror (also known as The Silent Stranger) is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Harry Keller and starring Colleen Miller, Charles Drake and Rod Taylor. It is a remake of the 1943 Alfred Hitchcock film Shadow of a Doubt.[1]
| Step Down to Terror | |
|---|---|
 Film poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Harry Keller |
| Written by | Mel Dinelli Czenzi Ormonde Sy Gomberg |
| Based on | story Uncle Charlie by Gordon McDonnell |
| Produced by | Joseph Gershenson |
| Starring | Colleen Miller Charles Drake Rod Taylor |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Frank Gross |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Johnny Williams (Drake) is a psychotic serial killer who returns to his hometown to visit his mother (Hutchinson) and widowed sister-in-law Helen (Miller), both of whom are ignorant of his criminal past. Johnny hopes to settle down and start life anew, but Helen, her suspicions aroused by visiting detective Mike Randall (Taylor), discovers the truth about her beloved brother-in-law. Failing to talk Helen out of turning him in, Johnny methodically plots her murder. When all his plans fail he drags Helen into his car and drives off with her. Knowing Johnny is going to kill her, Helen grabs the keys, and he is forced to swerve to avoid hitting a boy riding his bike, and is killed in the resulting accident. At the memorial service, as Johnny is lauded as a model citizen, only Helen and Mike know the real truth.
Cast
- Colleen Miller as Helen Walters
- Charles Drake as Johnny Williams Walters
- Rod Taylor as Mike Randall
- Josephine Hutchinson as Mrs. Sarah Walters
- Jocelyn Brando as Lily Kirby
- Alan Dexter as Roy the photographer
- Ricky Kelman as Doug Walters
Production
At one stage Ross Hunter was going to produce and Donna Reed was going to star.[2]
See also
- List of American films of 1958
References
- Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p. 58
- Schallert, Edwin (May 3, 1957). "Kennedy, Field 'Peyton' Favorites; Big Global Group to Honor Disney". Los Angeles Times. p. 25.
External links
- Step Down to Terror at IMDb
- Step Down to Terror at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Step Down to Terror at the TCM Movie Database
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На других языках
- [en] Step Down to Terror
[ru] В шаге от ужаса
«В шаге от ужаса» (англ. Step Down to Terror), также известный как «Молчащий незнакомец» (англ. The Silent Stranger) — фильм нуар режиссёра Гарри Келлера, который вышел на экраны в 1958 году.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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