Key Witness (1960 film)

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Key Witness
Directed by Phil Karlson
Starring Dennis Hopper
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
1960
Country United States
Language English
Budget $857,000[1]
Box office $810,000[1]

Key Witness is a black and white 1960 crime film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley and Dennis Hopper.[2]

Plot summary

An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. Aware that he is the only witness against them, the gang members seek out his identity and terrorize him and his family to keep him from testifying against them. Only by psychologically playing one gang member against the others is the man able to bring the police to his rescue.

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $360,000 in the US and Canada and $450,000 in other countries, resulting in a loss of $496,000.[1]

References

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  2. Key Witness at the American Film Institute Catalog.

External links

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