The Threat (1960 film)

{{Short description|1960 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Threat

| image = The Threat poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Charles R. Rondeau

| producer = Charles R. Rondeau

| writer = Jo Heims

| starring = Robert Knapp
Linda Lawson
Lisabeth Hush
James Seay
Mary Castle
Barney Phillips

| music = Ronald Stein

| cinematography = Edward Cronjager

| editing = Howard Epstein

| studio = Robin Rae Productions

| distributor = Warner Bros.

| released = {{Film date|1960|3|12}}

| runtime = 66 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Threat is a 1960 American crime film directed by Charles R. Rondeau, written by Jo Heims, and starring Robert Knapp, Linda Lawson, Lisabeth Hush, James Seay, Mary Castle and Barney Phillips. It was released by Warner Bros. on March 12, 1960.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93048/the-threat |title=The Threat (1960) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2017-11-26}}{{cite web|author=Eleanor Mannikka |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-threat-v113485 |title=The Threat (1960) - Charles R. Rondeau |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2017-11-26}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/53316 |title=The Threat |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2017-11-26}}

Plot

Hotheaded cynical loner cop Steve Keenan (Robert Knapp) starts getting anonymous threats from someone who is upset with the fact that he killed a gangster kingpin in self-defense. Steve is casually seeing a beautiful torch singer named Gerri (Linda Lawson), who is in love with him and wishes he would commit to her. Steve is hesitant to do that, because he is still feeling burned about his ex Laura (Mary Castle) leaving him and taking up with the now-deceased gangster. His brother (and fellow cop) Harry (James Seay) tries to get him to take the threats seriously, but he just brushes them off until things start taking a deadly turn...

==Cast==

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