Arctic Manhunt

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Arctic Manhunt
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Directed by Ewing Scott
Written by Oscar Brodney
Joel Malone
Based on"Narana of the North"
by Ewing Scott
Produced by Leonard Goldstein
William Grady Jr.
(as Billy Grady Jr.)
Starring Mikel Conrad
Carol Thurston
Wally Cassell
Cinematography Irving Glassberg
Kay Norton
Edited by Otto Ludwig
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • September 24, 1949 (1949-09-24)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$215,000 [1]

Arctic Manhunt is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Ewing Scott and starring Mikel Conrad, Carol Thurston and Wally Cassell. [2]

Contents

Plot

Insurance agents head to the icy wilderness to collect an ex-con in possession of $250,000 in stolen funds.

Cast

Production

60% of the film was shot on location in the Arctic over a four-month period. [3]

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References

  1. "U's $1,470,000 Average Prod Cost Pared to 740G Per Pic in 49". Variety. 27 April 1949. p. 6.
  2. Arctic Manhunt review at The New York Times
  3. THOMAS F BRADY (Nov 4, 1948). "NEW ARCTIC FILM WILL BE PRODUCED". The New York Times. ProQuest   108257515.