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The Desperate Man

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Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.

DirectorPeter Maxwell
WriterJames Eastwood
ProducerJack Greenwood

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Cast · Directed by Peter Maxwell

CPConrad Phillips
Conrad Phillips
Curtis
JIJill Ireland
Jill Ireland
Carol Bourne
WHWilliam Hartnell
William Hartnell
Smith
CGCharles Gray
Charles Gray
Lawson
PSPeter Swanwick
Peter Swanwick
Hoad
AG
Arthur Gomez
Landlord
DY
Doris Yorke
Mrs Figgis
JAJean Aubrey
Jean Aubrey
Waitress
JW
John Warwick
Inspector Cobley
PBPatricia Burke
Patricia Burke
Miss Prew
EBErnest Butcher
Ernest Butcher
Grocer
BWBrian Weske
Brian Weske
Young Man

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The Desperate Man — streaming FAQ

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The Desperate Man hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 19, 1960. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.