The Long Wait (1954)
Based on a novel by Mickey Spillane, The Long Wait stars Anthony Quinn as an amnesiac who may or may not have committed a murder. Picking up the pieces of his life, Quinn wanders into a hotbed of small-town intrigue and corruption. Characters essentially to the action are highly respectable bank president Charles Coburn, gangster Gene Evans, and silky femme fatale Peggie Castle. The climax, described by historian William K. Everson as "a typical Spillane head-on collision of sex and violence", finds the trussed-up Quinn and Castle struggling to kiss each other while being goaded on by sadistic gunsel William Conrad. As for the story's surprise outcome. . .well, some things are better seen than said. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, (more)
- Director(s):
- Victor Saville
Synopsis of The Long Wait
Based on a novel by Mickey Spillane, The Long Wait stars Anthony Quinn as an amnesiac who may or may not have committed a murder. Picking up the pieces of his life, Quinn wanders into a hotbed of small-town intrigue and corruption. Characters essentially to the action are highly respectable bank president Charles Coburn, gangster Gene Evans, and silky femme fatale Peggie Castle. The climax, described by historian William K. Everson as "a typical Spillane head-on collision of sex and violence", finds the trussed-up Quinn and Castle struggling to kiss each other while being goaded on by sadistic gunsel William Conrad. As for the story's surprise outcome. . .well, some things are better seen than said. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Long Wait
- Anthony Quinn - Johnny McBride
- Gene Evans - Servo
- Mary Ellen Kay - Wendy Miller
- Dolores Donlon - Troy Avilard
- James Millican - Lindsey
- Jay Adler - Bellboy
- Frank Marlowe - Pop Henderson
- Charles Coburn - Gardiner
- Peggie Castle - Venus
- Shawn Smith - Carol Shay
- Barry Kelley - Tucker
- Bruno Ve Sota - Eddie Packman
- John Damler - Alan Logan
- Director(s):
- Victor Saville
- Writer(s):
- Alan Green, Lesser Samuels
- Producer(s):
- Lesser Samuels
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