CrimeDramaMystery

Dial Red O

- THE WAY SHE LOVED ONE MAN...Became a murder rap for another!

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.

Release Date : 1955-03-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Allied Artists Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Dial Red 0

Cast

Character Name : Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle

Original Name : Bill Elliott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connie Wyatt

Original Name : Helene Stanley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ralph Wyatt

Original Name : Keith Larsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norman Roper

Original Name : Paul Picerni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lloyd Lavalle

Original Name : Jack Kruschen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policewoman Gloria

Original Name : Elaine Riley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sgt. Tony Columbo

Original Name : Robert Bice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Clark

Original Name : Rick Vallin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Sutter

Original Name : George Eldredge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Morgan

Original Name : John Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Roper

Original Name : Regina Gleason

Gender : Female

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Rankin Mansfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newspaper Photographer

Original Name : Mort Mills

Gender : Male

Character Name : Devon

Original Name : William Tannen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bandleader

Original Name : Shorty Rogers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregg Barton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wayne - Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry J. Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : VA Patient (uncredited)

Original Name : Doyle Brooks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Cecil Combs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Patrolman (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Conrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uniformed Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : John Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Lars Hensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Warren (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Forrest Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Sydney Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie - Dispatcher (uncredited)

Original Name : Leighton Noble

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cook in Diner (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Peckinpah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Ragan

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Patrolman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Morgan (uncredited)

Original Name : John Phillips

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-11

Bill Elliott ("Det. Flynn") works quite well in this quickly-paced, more cerebral, hour long detective mystery. He must investigate the murder of "Connie" (Helene Stanley) who was having an affair with "Roper" (Paul Picerni). The finger for the crime is initially pointed at her somewhat shell-shocked husband "Wyatt" (Keith Larsen) but we know the truth (we've known all along) and so now we get to follow as both "Flynn" and "Wyatt" try to fathom out the truth. At times the photography goes too obviously out of it's way not to show us anything of the violent themes here. The code? Sure, but also a distinct lack of imagination from director Daniel Ullman didn't help either. From a production perspective, there is nothing special about any of this - indeed, Stanley is pretty terrible - but the story has plenty of twists and turns before an ending that does this cheap and cheerful B-feature just enough justice to make it worth a gander.