 
  Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis | 
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| Writer: | Jack Leonard, Marion Wolfe | 
| Staring: | 
| A prison convict escapes through the Louisiana swamps. | |
| Release Date: | May 08, 1953 | 
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| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis | 
| Writer: | Jack Leonard, Marion Wolfe | 
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller | 
| Keywords | louisiana, swamp, prison warden, bayou, film noir, on the run, fugitive, man hunt, escaped prisoner | 
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Jul 05, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Vittorio Gassman | Jory | 
| Barry Sullivan | Lieutenant Tunner | 
| Polly Bergen | Janet Tunner | 
| William Conrad | Goodwin | 
| Mary Zavian | Ella | 
| Robert Burton | Warden Keeley | 
| Harry Shannon | Sheriff Brown | 
| Jonathan Cott | Deputy Davis | 
| Eugene Mazzola | Albert Jory | 
| George Selk | Josh | 
| Harry Cheshire | Doctor | 
| Bill Walker | Dock Attendant | 
| Frank Arnold | Creole Fisherman (uncredited) | 
| Sonia Charsky | Swamp Woman (uncredited) | 
| Jay Lawrence | Deputy (uncredited) | 
| Nolan Leary | Prison Doctor (uncredited) | 
| Inez Palange | Old Woman (uncredited) | 
| Fred Santley | Ticket Clerk (uncredited) | 
| Helen Winston | Nurse (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Joseph H. Lewis | Director | 
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction | 
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration | 
| Jack Leonard | Screenplay | 
| Harold Lipstein | Director of Photography | 
| Marion Wolfe | Story | 
| Conrad A. Nervig | Editor | 
| Malcolm Brown | Art Direction | 
| Ralph S. Hurst | Set Decoration | 
| Joel Freeman | Assistant Director | 
| Rudolph G. Kopp | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| William Grady Jr. | Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 425 | 530 |