Gunman in the Streets
Gunman in the Streets (Canadian title Gangster at Bay) is a French/US-produced 1950 black-and-white film noir directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Dane Clark and Simone Signoret. Unreleased for theatrical screening in the US, the film was titled Time Running Out for its US television syndication from 1963.
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| Directed by | Frank Tuttle (English version) Borys Lewin (French version) |
| Produced by | Victor Pahlen |
| Written by | Victor Pahlen (English version) Jacques Companéez André Tabet (French version) |
| Starring | Dane Clark Simone Signoret Fernand Gravey Robert Duke |
| Music by | Joe Hajos |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir Eugen Schüfftan |
| Edited by | Steve Previn |
| Distributed by | DisCina International Film Distributors (Canada) |
Release date | 1950 |
Running time | 86 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | English French |
The low-budget B-movie was shot on location in Paris, France. A French-language version of the film (directed by Borys Lewin) was released in France under the title Le Traque ("The Hunt").
Plot
American army deserter turned criminal on the run Eddy Roback is being chased through the streets of Paris. The fugitive finds his old girlfriend, Denise Vernon (Signoret) and tries to get money from her in an attempt to get across the border to Belgium. The girlfriend's friend, an American crime reporter (Duke), as well as a country-wide manhunt become obstacles Roback must get past in order to escape. While trying to raise him money, Denise finds him a hiding place in the studio of a lecherous photographer Max Salva, who may have turned Roback in.
Cast
- Dane Clark as Eddy Roback
- Simone Signoret as Denise Vernon
- Fernand Gravey as Commissioner Dufresne (as Fernand Gravet)
- Robert Duke as Frank Clinton
- Michel André as Max Salva