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Jeopardy

- She did it... because her fear was greater than her shame!

A woman is kidnapped when she goes to get help for her husband who is trapped on a beach with the tide coming in to surely drown him.

Release Date : 1953-03-30

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Character Name : Helen Stilwin

Original Name : Barbara Stanwyck

Gender : Female

Barry Sullivan

Character Name : Doug Stilwin

Original Name : Barry Sullivan

Gender : Male

Ralph Meeker

Character Name : Lawson the Fugitive

Original Name : Ralph Meeker

Gender : Male

Lee Aaker

Character Name : Bobby Stilwin

Original Name : Lee Aaker

Gender : Male

Rico Alaniz

Character Name : Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)

Original Name : Rico Alaniz

Gender : Male

Salvador Baguez

Character Name : Officer at 1st Roadblock (uncredited)

Original Name : Salvador Baguez

Gender : Male

Bob Castro

Character Name : Police Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Castro

Gender : Male

Carlos Conde

Character Name : Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Carlos Conde

Gender : Male

George L. Derrick

Character Name : Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : George L. Derrick

Gender : Male

Paul Fierro

Character Name : Mexican Lieutenant

Original Name : Paul Fierro

Gender : Male

Sol Gorss

Character Name : Captain's Driver Talking to Helen (uncredited)

Original Name : Sol Gorss

Gender : Male

Margarita Martín

Character Name : Mexican Mother (uncredited)

Original Name : Margarita Martín

Gender : Female

Victor Milner

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Milner

Gender : Male

Alex Montoya

Character Name : Officer with Walkie-Talkie at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Montoya

Gender : Male

George Navarro

Character Name : Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : George Navarro

Gender : Male

Charles Stevens

Character Name : Mexican Father

Original Name : Charles Stevens

Gender : Male

Ken Terrell

Character Name : Officer at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)

Original Name : Ken Terrell

Gender : Male

Louis Tomei

Character Name : Officer at 2nd Barricade (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Tomei

Gender : Male

Juan Torena

Character Name : Mexican Police Chief

Original Name : Juan Torena

Gender : Male

Felipe Turich

Character Name : Mexican Border Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Felipe Turich

Gender : Male

Natividad Vacío

Character Name : Persistent Tijuana Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Natividad Vacío

Gender : Male

Bud Wolfe

Character Name : Lieutenant's Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Wolfe

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Peligro! Jeopardy is directed by John Sturges and adapted to screenplay by Mel Dinelli from Maurice Zimm's radio play "A Question of Time". It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker and Lee Aaker. Music is by Dimitri Tiomkin and cinematography by Victor Milner. Running just shy of 70 minutes, Jeopardy is a classic lesson in how to garner great suspense from a small cast and set-up. Beginning with jaunty music and the scene setting of a family of three off for a vacation, it's all Americana bliss, but it's not long before fate deals the family some bad cards and we land firmly in thriller territory. The dialogue is safe and assured, with the stars turning in rich characterisations as written, particularly a wonderfully oily Meeker as the villain of the piece. Though very much plein air as a production, a claustrophobic and fraught air grips the play and drags the viewer in wholesale, a sense of cruel luck, danger and ironies hold things in a noir realm. While a turn of events in the narrative is deftly played, the sub-text shattering to the point we don't need to see it to feel it. Unfortunately some irritants stop it from hitting the top end of the scale. Daft ironies and highly improbable contrivances chip away at the pic's other strengths, one scene has the son (Aaker) trapped on a dilapidated pier, to which his dad calls out "stay right where you are", I mean really, what else was the lad going to do?! Some crude back projection work also dampens down some otherwise nice production touches (Calif locales just lovely), while the ending kinda dilutes a previous moral kicker. But irritants aside, this holds its head up high as a picture well worth investing time in. 7.5/10