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Ring of Fear (film)

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'Ring of Fear' is a 1954 American film noir directed by James Edward Grant and starring Clyde Beatty and Mickey Spillane as themselves.Collins & Traylor p.37 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.Collins & Traylor p.37

Synopsis



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

Cast



*Clyde Beatty as Himself

*Mickey Spillane as Himself

*Pat O'Brien as Frank Wallace

*Sean McClory as Dublin O'Malley

*Marian Carr as Valerie St. Dennis

*John Bromfield as Armand St. Dennis

*Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Pedro Gonzales

*Emmett Lynn as Twitchy

*Jack Stang as Himself

*Kenneth Tobey as Shreveport

*Kathy Cline as Suzette St. Dennis

* Queenie Leonard as Tillie

*Larri Thomas as Strong Woman

* Karl Wallenda as Trapeze Performer

* Henry Rowland as Lunch Counter Proprietor

* Forrest Taylor as Psychiatrist

* Vince Barnett as Vendor

References



Bibliography



* Collins, Max Allan & Traylor, James L. 'Mickey Spillane on Screen: A Complete Study of the Television and Film Adaptations'. McFarland, 2018.


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