On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

6.6IMDb Score
Released:1951-12-13
Genre:Drama, Crime
Duration:82 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino
Actors:Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross
Production:RKO Radio Pictures

Overview:

A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

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