City of Fear (film)

City of Fear
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Irving Lerner
Produced by	Leon Chooluck
Written by	Robert Dillon, Steven Ritch
Starring	Vince Edwards Lyle Talbot John Archer
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography	Lucien Ballard
Edited by	Robert Lawrence
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release dates	February 1959 (1959-02)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

City of Fear (1959) is a black-and-white film noir directed by Irving Lerner.

Synopsis

An escaped convict, heading to Los Angeles, has gotten hold of a canister of Cobalt-60, a substance dangerous enough to kill everyone in the city. What he doesn't know is that exposure to the element is slowly killing him, as the authorities try to locate him and the canister.

Cast

• Vince Edwards as Vince Ryker
• Lyle Talbot as Chief Jensen
• John Archer as Lt. Mark Richards
• Steven Ritch as Dr. John Wallace
• Patricia Blair as June Marlowe
• Kelly Thordsen as Detective Sgt. Hank Johnson
• Joseph Mell as Eddie Crown
• Sherwood Price as Pete Hallon
• Kathie Browne as Jeanne (as Cathy Browne)

External links

• City of Fear at the Internet Movie Database
• City of Fear at Rotten Tomatoes