''Dial Red O'' is a 1955 American
film noir crime film
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directed by
Daniel B. Ullman and starring
Bill Elliott,
Helene Stanley
Helene Stanley (born Dolores Diane Freymouth; July 17, 1929 – December 27, 1990) was an American actress. She is best known for being the live model for Cinderella, Aurora, and Anita Radcliffe.
Early life
Stanley was born in Gary, Indiana. ...
and
Keith Larsen
Keith Larsen (born Keith Larsen Burt, June 17, 1924 – December 13, 2006) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who starred in three short-lived television series between 1955 and 1961.
Background
Larsen was born in Salt ...
. It was the first in a series of five
Los Angeles
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-set police thrillers that Elliott made for
Allied Artists at the end of his career.
[Mayer p.113]
The letter "O" in the title actually represents a zero, since it is supposed to be the number on a phone dial.
Cast
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Bill Elliott as Detective Lt. Andy Flynn
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Helene Stanley
Helene Stanley (born Dolores Diane Freymouth; July 17, 1929 – December 27, 1990) was an American actress. She is best known for being the live model for Cinderella, Aurora, and Anita Radcliffe.
Early life
Stanley was born in Gary, Indiana. ...
as Connie Wyatt
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Keith Larsen
Keith Larsen (born Keith Larsen Burt, June 17, 1924 – December 13, 2006) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who starred in three short-lived television series between 1955 and 1961.
Background
Larsen was born in Salt ...
as Ralph Wyatt
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Paul Picerni
Horacio Paul Picerni (December 1, 1922 – January 12, 2011) was an American actor in film and television, perhaps best known today in the role of Federal Agent Lee Hobson, second-in-command to Robert Stack's Eliot Ness, in the ABC hit televisi ...
as Norman Roper
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Jack Kruschen
Jacob "Jack" Kruschen (March 20, 1922 – April 2, 2002) was a Canadian character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. ...
as Lloyd Lavalle
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Elaine Riley
Elaine Riley (January 15, 1917 – December 7, 2015) was an American film and television actress.
Early years
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Riley, Riley was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, on January 15, 1917. She won the Miss East Liverpool ...
as Policewoman Gloria
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Robert Bice
Robert Bice (March 14, 1914 – January 8, 1968), was an American television and film actor.
Biography
He was born on March 14, 1914, in Dallas, Texas. He died on January 8, 1968, in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Bice appeared in 199 films a ...
as Sgt. Tony Columbo
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Rick Vallin
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Early years
Born in Feodosia, in the Crimea, Russia, Vallin came to the United States at age there ...
as Deputy Clark
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George Eldredge
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as Major Sutter
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John Phillips as Deputy Morgan
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Regina Gleason as Mrs. Roper
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Rankin Mansfield
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as Coroner
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Mort Mills
Mort Mills (born Mortimer Morris Kaplan; January 11, 1919 – June 6, 1993) was an American film and television actor who had roles in over 150 movies and television episodes. He was often the town lawman or the local bad guy in many popular w ...
as Newspaper Photographer
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William Tannen
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as Devon—Newspaper Reporter
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Shorty Rogers
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as Bandleader
See also
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Sudden Danger
''Sudden Danger'' is a 1955 American film noir crime drama directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Bill Elliott, Beverly Garland, and Tom Drake..
Plot
Police detective Doyle (Elliott) is investigating the alleged suicide of a woman who heads ...
'' (1955)
*''
Calling Homicide
''Calling Homicide'' is a 1956 American police drama film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Bill Elliott, Don Haggerty and Kathleen Case. The picture was the third of five films in the Lt. Andy Doyle series, all starring Elliott.
Plot
Whe ...
'' (1956)
*''
Chain of Evidence
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'' (1957)
*''
Footsteps in the Night'' (1957)
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List of American films of 1955
A list of American films released in 1955.
The United Artists film '' Marty'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955.
A–B
C–D
E–H
I–L
M–R
S–Z
See also
* 1955 in the United States
External links
1955 filmsat ...
References
Bibliography
* Mayer, Geoff. ''Encyclopedia of American Film Serials''. McFarland, 13 2017.
External links
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1955 films
1955 crime films
American crime films
Films directed by Daniel B. Ullman
Allied Artists films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
American black-and-white films
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