Dial Red O (1955)

Crime Drama Mystery

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.

Updated May 30 2020

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1955-03-13

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Runtime: 63 mins Rating: 3.8

Cast

Jack Kruschen

Lloyd Lavalle

John Phillips

Deputy Morgan

William Tannen

Devon

Helene Stanley

Connie Wyatt

Mort Mills

Newspaper Photographer

Paul Picerni

Norman Roper

Elaine Riley

Policewoman Gloria

Robert Bice

Sgt. Tony Columbo