City of Fear (1959 film)

City of Fear is a 1959 American film noir directed by Irving Lerner.

City of Fear
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Directed byIrving Lerner
Written byRobert Dillon
Steven Ritch
Produced byLeon Chooluck
StarringVince Edwards
Lyle Talbot
John Archer
CinematographyLucien Ballard
Edited byRobert Lawrence
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Distributed byColumbia Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • February 1959 (1959-02)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Vince, an escaped convict from San Quentin headed for Los Angeles, has a canister in his possession that he thinks has heroin inside of it. It does not; instead, it contains Cobalt-60, a dangerous nuclear substance with enough radiation to kill most of the population of Los Angeles. As continued exposure to the element is slowly killing Vince, authorities move to capture him and the canister.

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