The Long Wait

The Long Wait (1954)

Genres - Mystery, Crime  |   Release Date - May 26, 1954 (USA - Unknown), May 26, 1954 (USA)  |   Run Time - 94 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Based on a novel by Mickey Spillane, The Long Wait stars Anthony Quinn as an amnesiac who may or may not have committed a murder. Picking up the pieces of his life, Quinn wanders into a hotbed of small-town intrigue and corruption. Characters essentially to the action are highly respectable bank president Charles Coburn, gangster Gene Evans, and silky femme fatale Peggie Castle. The climax, described by historian William K. Everson as "a typical Spillane head-on collision of sex and violence", finds the trussed-up Quinn and Castle struggling to kiss each other while being goaded on by sadistic gunsel William Conrad. As for the story's surprise outcome. . .well, some things are better seen than said.

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