The Dark Past

The Dark Past (1948)

SENSATIONAL SUSPENSE DRAMA!

  • Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
  • Release Date: 1948-12-22
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 35 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 14min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Rudolph Maté
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From 35 Ratings

Summary

A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.

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  • William Holden

    as Al Walker
  • Nina Foch

    as Betty
  • Lee J. Cobb

    as Dr. Andrew Collins
  • Adele Jergens

    as Laura Stevens
  • Stephen Dunne

    as Owen Talbot
  • Lois Maxwell

    as Ruth Collins
  • Berry Kroeger

    as Mike
  • Steven Geray

    as Prof. Fred Linder
  • Wilton Graff

    as Frank Stevens
  • Robert Osterloh

    as Pete
  • Kathryn Card

    as Nora
  • Charles Cane

    as Sheriff (uncredited)
  • Bill Cartledge

    as Arrested Man Leaving Wagon (uncredited)
  • Tom Coleman

    as Detective (uncredited)
  • G. Pat Collins

    as Al's Father (uncredited)
  • Ellen Corby

    as Agnes (uncredited)
  • Lester Dorr

    as First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
  • Edward Earle

    as McCoy (uncredited)
  • Charles Ferguson

    as Detective (uncredited)
  • Jack Gordon

    as Tough Man in Line-up (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris

    as Old Man on Bus (uncredited)
  • Harry Harvey Jr.

    as John Larrapoe (uncredited)
  • Robert Hyatt

    as Bobby Collins (uncredited)
  • Selmer Jackson

    as Warden Benson (uncredited)
  • Paul Kruger

    as Policeman in Hallway at Headquarters (uncredited)
  • Jimmy Lloyd

    as Herb Fuller (uncredited)
  • Merrill McCormick

    as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
  • Pat McGeehan

    as Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
  • John McKee

    as Policeman Departing HQ (uncredited)
  • Edwin Mills

    as Young Prisoner (uncredited)
  • Gay Nelson

    as Starry-Eyed Girl on Bus (uncredited)
  • Cosmo Sardo

    as Card Player at Bar (uncredited)
  • Charles Sherlock

    as Man in Hallway at Police Headquarters (uncredited)
  • Hermine Sterler

    as Mrs. Linder (uncredited)
  • Bert Stevens

    as State Trooper (uncredited)
  • Brick Sullivan

    as Policeman Departing HQ (uncredited)
  • Phil Tully

    as Bill - State Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
  • Chalky Williams

    as Policeman Departing HQ (uncredited)
  • Robert B. Williams

    as Williams (uncredited)
Directing Rudolph Maté Director
Writing Michael Blankfort Writer
Writing Albert Duffy Writer
Writing Philip MacDonald Writer
Writing Oscar Saul Adaptation
Writing Malvin Wald Adaptation
Writing James Warwick Theatre Play
Production Buddy Adler Producer
Sound George Duning Original Music Composer
Camera Joseph Walker Director of Photography
Editing Viola Lawrence Editor
Camera Homer Van Pelt Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Jean Louis Costume Design

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