Dial Red O

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Dial Red O (1955)

NR 03/13/1955 (US) Crime, Drama, Mystery 1h 3m

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THE WAY SHE LOVED ONE MAN...Became a murder rap for another!

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The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.

Daniel B. Ullman

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Bill Elliott

Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle
Helene Stanley

Connie Wyatt
Keith Larsen

Ralph Wyatt
Paul Picerni

Norman Roper
Jack Kruschen

Lloyd Lavalle
Elaine Riley

Policewoman Gloria
Robert Bice

Sgt. Tony Columbo
Rick Vallin

Deputy Clark
George Eldredge

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A review by CinemaSerf

60%

Written by CinemaSerf on June 11, 2022

Bill Elliott ("Det. Flynn") works quite well in this quickly-paced, more cerebral, hour long detective mystery. He must investigate the murder of "Connie" (Helene Stanley) who was having an affair with "Roper" (Paul Picerni). The finger for the crime is initially pointed at her somewhat shell-shocked husband "Wyatt" (Keith Larsen) but we know the truth (we've known all along) and so now we get to follow as both "Flynn" and "Wyatt" try to fathom out the truth. At times the photography goes too obviously out of it's way not to show us anything of the violent themes here. The code? Sure, but also... read the rest.

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