Hunt the Man Down

Hunt the Man Down is a 1951 American film noir directed by George Archainbaud starring Gig Young.[2][3]

Hunt the Man Down
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Produced by	Lewis J. Rachmil
Screenplay by	DeVallon Scott
Starring	Gig Young Carla Balenda Mary Anderson
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by	Samuel E. Beetley
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	February 16, 1951 (1951-02-16) (US)[1]
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Public defender Paul Bennett (Gig Young) dedicates himself to defending a destitute man accused of murder. Some-time piano player Richard Kincaid (James Anderson) was brought to trial for the crime 12 years earlier, but he was sure he would be found guilty and escaped before the jury reached a verdict. Now recaptured, he is due to be put on trial again. Bennett is faced with the task of tracking down the seven witnesses to a fight that Kincaid had with the murder victim before the crime. In the years since the first trial, World War II has come and gone and the lives of the witnesses have undergone major changes, most of them for the worse.

Cast

Gig Young as Paul Bennett Lynne Roberts as Sally Clark Mary Anderson as Alice McGuire / Peggy Linden Willard Parker as Burnell 'Brick' Appleby Carla Balenda as Rolene Wood Gerald Mohr as Walter Long James Anderson as Richard Kincaid / William H. Jackson John Kellogg as Kerry 'Lefty' McGuire Harry Shannon as Wallace Bennett Cleo Moore as Pat Sheldon Christy Palmer as Mrs. Joan Brian

Iris Adrian as Marie, McGuire's Neighbor (uncredited) Vince Barnett as Joe, Pool Player (uncredited) Al Bridge as Ulysses Grant Sheldon (uncredited) Frank Cady as Show Box Puppeteer (uncredited) Dick Elliott as Happy, Bar Owner (uncredited) William Forrest as J.P. Knight, Public Defender (uncredited) Paul Frees as Packard 'Packy' Collins (uncredited) William Haade as Bart (uncredited) Al Hill as Pete Floogle - Hit Man (uncredited) James Seay as Prosecutor (uncredited)

References

1. "Hunt the Man Down: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
2. Hunt the Man Down at the American Film Institute Catalog
3. "Hunt the Man Down". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

External links

• Hunt the Man Down on IMDb
• Hunt the Man Down at AllMovie
• Hunt the Man Down at the TCM Movie Database
• Hunt the Man Down at the American Film Institute Catalog