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==
- Robert Knapp as Steve Keenan
- Linda Lawson as Gerri
- Lisabeth Hush as Sandy
- James Seay as Harry Keenan
- Mary Castle as Laura Wallace
- Barney Phillips as Lucky
- Richard Cowl as Chessner
- Lew Brown as Jim Smiley
- Art Lewis as Mousie
- Tom Gilson as Junior
- Emile Meyer as Duncan
- Nicholas King as Georgie
- Alfred Shelly as Chessner Henchman
- Ric Roman as Lucky's Underworld Contact
- Bert Rumsey as Bert the Bartender
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0054383}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=93048}}
- {{AFI film|53316}}
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Category:1960 crime drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:Films scored by Ronald Stein
Category:Films with screenplays by Jo Heims
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:English-language crime drama films
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