Ring of Fear (film)

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Ring of Fear
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Original film poster
Directed by James Edward Grant
William A. Wellman
Written by Paul Fix
Philip MacDonald
James Edward Grant
Mickey Spillane
Produced by Robert Fellows
D. Ross Lederman
John Wayne
Starring Clyde Beatty
Mickey Spillane
Pat O'Brien
Cinematography Edwin B. DuPar
Edited byFred MacDowell
Music by Arthur Lange
Emil Newman
Production
company
Wayne-Fellows Productions
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • July 2, 1954 (1954-07-02)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.8 million [1]

Ring of Fear is a 1954 American film noir directed by James Edward Grant and starring Clyde Beatty and Mickey Spillane as themselves. [2] The cast also featured Pat O'Brien, Sean McClory and Marian Carr. Additional scenes were directed by William A. Wellman. It was shot in CinemaScope and Warnercolor. It was designed partly to take advantage of the popular success of the Mike Hammer adaptations produced by Victor Saville for United Artists. [3]

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Plot

With a deranged killer on the loose in his circus, lion tamer Beatty calls in mystery writer Spillane to solve the case.

Cast

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References

  1. "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
  2. Collins & Traylor p.37
  3. Collins & Traylor p.37

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