The Dark Past (1948)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
Release: 1949-04-25
Director: Rudolph Maté
Writers: Malvin Wald , Oscar Saul , Philip MacDonald , Michael Blankfort
Language: English
Stars: William Holden (I) (1918–1981) , Nina Foch (1924–2008) , Lee J. Cobb , Adele Jergens , Stephen Dunne , Lois Maxwell , Berry Kroeger , Steven Geray , Wilton Graff , Robert Osterloh
Runtime: 73 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: La fin d'un tueur (France, French Republic) , Ratkaiseva yö (Finland) , Pasión de odio (Mexico) , Trecut tenebru (Romania) , Skoteino parelthon (Greece) , Passado Tenebroso (Brazil) , Stormnatten (Sweden) , The Dark Past , Pazzia (Italy) , All'alba non sarete vivi (Pazzia) (Italy) , Cerco de odio (Spain) , The Dark Past (United States of America) , Hearsay (United States of America) , Blind Alley (United States of America) , Den farlige weekend (Denmark) , The Dark Past (United Kingdom) , Темное прошлое , A sötét múlt (Hungary) , The Dark Past (Canada)
Plot: When a detective scoffs at his suggestion that an 18-year-old criminal be referred for psychiatric examination Dr. Andrew Collins, the police psychiatrist, tells him the story of his encounter with Al Walker. Walker had a history of violence and killed the prison warden during an escape. He and his gang took the Collins family and their friends hostage. But, when Dr. Collins learns that Walker has a violent recurring dream, he offers to help him decipher the dream and determine exactly what has driven him to a life of crime and violence.
IMDB:tt0040270