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57% Critic Match
Highway Dragnet
“SHOCK AFTER SHOCK... in manhunt for Las Vegas thrill-killer!”
5.7 / 10• 1954• 1h 10m•NR• English
CrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
Ex-Marine Jim Henry, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is journeying cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise, however, when the women realize their traveling companion may be a killer.
Cast & Crew
Richard Conte
James 'Jim' Henry
Lead
Joan Bennett
Mrs. Cummings
Wanda Hendrix
Susan Willis
Reed Hadley
Det. Lt. Joe White Eagle
Mary Beth Hughes
Terry Smith - Bar Girl
Iris Adrian
Dolly - Cafe Waitress
Harry Harvey
Mr. Carson
TH
Tom Hubbard
Det. Sgt. Ben Barnett
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nathan Juran's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Highway Dragnet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
