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The Long Wait poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.0 / 100
1954·Adventure / Crime / Drama·1h 34m

THE LONG WAIT

“"Three Thrill-Hungry Dames Played Me For A Sucker - NOW, IT'S MY TURN"”

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.

Above the Line
Victor Saville·DirectorAlan Green·WriterLesser Samuels·WriterFranz Planer·Director of PhotographyMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco·Original Music ComposerRonald Sinclair·Editor
Cast
Anthony Quinn·Johnny McBrideCharles Coburn·GardinerGene Evans·ServoPeggie Castle·VenusMary Ellen Kay·Wendy MillerShirley Patterson·Carol Shay (as Shawn Smith)Dolores Donlon·Troy AvalonBarry Kelley·TuckerJames Millican·Police Capt. LindsayBruno VeSota·Eddie Packman
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Victor Saville·DirectorWilliam McGarry·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Alan Green·WriterLesser Samuels·WriterMickey Spillane·Novel
Camera· 1
Franz Planer·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Ronald Sinclair·EditorOtto Ludwig·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco·Original Music ComposerJoe Edmondson·SoundIrving Gertz·Conductor
Art & Design· 2
Boris Leven·Art DirectionHoward Bristol·Set Decoration
Production· 3
Lesser Samuels·ProducerBetty Pagel·CastingMaurie M. Suess·Production Supervisor
By the Numbers
60.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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