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The Long Wait
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The Long Wait

1954-05-26 · 94 min · ★ 5.9

Crime · Drama

Soon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from complete amnesia when the vehicle he’s riding in blows a tire and goes over an embankment in a fiery blaze. McBride later receives a tip from an acquaintance that a photo of him was placed prominently in the window of a photography studio in a town called Lyncastle, so Johnny immediately leaves for the burg in the hopes that something there will jog his memory.

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Directors
Victor Saville
Production companies
Parklane Pictures Inc.
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Anthony QuinnAnthony QuinnJohnny McBride
Charles CoburnCharles CoburnGardiner
Gene EvansGene EvansServo
Peggie CastlePeggie CastleVenus
Mary Ellen KayMary Ellen KayWendy Miller
Shirley PattersonShirley PattersonCarol Shay (as Shawn Smith)
Dolores DonlonDolores DonlonTroy Avalon
Barry KelleyBarry KelleyTucker
James MillicanJames MillicanPolice Capt. Lindsay
Bruno VeSotaBruno VeSotaEddie Packman
Jay AdlerJay AdlerJoe the Bellhop
John DamlerJohn DamlerReporter Alan Logan
Frank MarloweFrank MarlowePop Henderson
Bess FlowersBess FlowersWoman in Gambling House (uncredited)

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