Black Tuesday (1954)
Overview
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.813 |
Directed By
Hugo Fregonese
Crew
Hugo Fregonese
Paul Dunlap
Stanley Cortez
Robert Golden
Robert Goldstein
Alfred E. Spencer
Sydney Boehm
Hilyard M. Brown
Sydney Boehm
Jerry Bryan
Gustaf Norin
Sam Wurtzel
Tom Lambert
TOP CAST
Edward G. Robinson
Vincent Canelli
Jean Parker
Hatti Combest
Peter Graves
Peter Manning
Milburn Stone
Father Slocum
Warren Stevens
Joey Stewart
Sylvia Findley
Ellen Norris
Jack Kelly
Frank Carson
Hal Baylor
Lou Mehrtens
James Bell
John Norris
Vic Perrin
Dr. Hart
Russell Johnson
Howard Sloane
Lee Aaker
Little Boy (uncredited)
James Bacon
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Harry Bartell
Boland (uncredited)
Arthur Batanides
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Ray Bennett
Alexander Watkins (uncredited)
Don Blackman
Selwyn (uncredited)
David Bond
Thompson (uncredited)
Alexander Campbell
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Death Row Guard (uncredited)
John Close
Cop (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Bank Safe Deposit Box Guard (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
Newspaperman (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Frank Ferguson
Police Inspector Hailey (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Fire Commissioner (uncredited)
John Halloran
Guard at Electrocution (uncredited)
Thomas Browne Henry
Reporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
Donaldson (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
John Phillips
Cop (uncredited)
Phillip Pine
Fiaschetti (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Reporter (uncredited)
Stafford Repp
Bert Posmonick (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Benny (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Electrician Checking Electric Chair (uncredited)
William Schallert
Collins (uncredited)
Simon Scott
Parker (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
Reporter (uncredited)
Than Wyenn
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Carleton Young
Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
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