Man on Fire (1957)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $1,180,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,415,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.35 |
Directed By
Ranald MacDougall
Crew
Joseph Ruttenberg
Ranald MacDougall
David Raksin
Jack Jacobs
Ranald MacDougall
Malvin Wald
William A. Horning
Hans Peters
Wesley C. Miller
Edwin B. Willis
Robert G. Shannon
Ralph E. Winters
William Tuttle
Sol C. Siegel
Bing Crosby
F. Keogh Gleason
Sydney Guilaroff
TOP CAST
Bing Crosby
Earl Carleton
Inger Stevens
Nina Wylie
Mary Fickett
Gwen Seward
E.G. Marshall
Sam Dunstock
Malcolm Brodrick
Ted Carleton
Richard Eastham
Bryan Seward
Anne Seymour
Judge Randolph
Dan Riss
Mack
Leslie Parrish
Honey
William Schallert
Charles (uncredited)
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