Dial Red O (1955)

5.2/10 • 63 min • Crime Drama Mystery

Overview

The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.

Cast

Bill Elliott

Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle

Helene Stanley

Connie Wyatt

Keith Larsen

Ralph Wyatt

Paul Picerni

Norman Roper

Jack Kruschen

Lloyd Lavalle

Elaine Riley

Policewoman Gloria

Robert Bice

Sgt. Tony Columbo

Rick Vallin

Deputy Clark

George Eldredge

Major Sutter

John Phillips

Deputy Morgan

Regina Gleason

Mrs. Roper

Mort Mills

Newspaper Photographer

William Tannen

Devon

Gregg Barton

Attendant (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake

Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)

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