

Man on Fire
1957-08-22 · 95 min · ★ 6.0
Bitter over their divorce, a wealthy businessman prevents his ex-wife from seeing their child. She then takes him to custody court and a judge tries to determine what will be best for the child.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ranald MacDougall
- Production companies
- Bing Crosby Productions, Sol C. Siegel Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,180,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,415,000
Top Cast
Bing CrosbyEarl Carleton
Inger StevensNina Wylie
Mary FickettGwen Seward
E.G. MarshallSam Dunstock
Richard EasthamBryan Seward
Anne SeymourJudge Randolph
Dan RissMack
Leslie ParrishHoney
William SchallertCharles (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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