''Man Afraid'' is a 1957 American

film noir Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarde ...

directed by

Harry Keller Harry Keller (22 February 1913 – 19 January 1987) was an American film editor, producer and director, who made a number of westerns and worked for many years at Universal Pictures. In 1958, Keller was tasked by Universal Pictures with directin ...

and starring George Nader,

Phyllis Thaxter Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2012) was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' (1944) and Martha Kent in ''Superman'' (1978). She also appeared in ''Bewi ...

and

Tim Hovey Tim Hovey (June 19, 1945 – September 9, 1989) was a former American child actor during the 1950s. He later became a musician, road manager and an audio engineer for rock bands. Acting career Born in Los Angeles, California, Hovey was dis ...

Plot

A minister ( George Nader) accidentally kills a young burglar. The father of the burglar ( Eduard Franz) sets out to revenge his son's death by threatening the minister's son.

Cast

* George Nader as Rev. David Collins *

as Lisa Collins *

as Michael Collins * Eduard Franz as Carl Simmons *

Harold J. Stone Harold J. Stone (born Harold Hochstein, March 3, 1913November 18, 2005) was an American stage, radio, film, and television character actor. Early life and stage career Stone was born to a Jewish acting family. At age six, Stone debuted on stage ...

as Lieutenant Marlin *

Judson Pratt Judson Pratt (December 6, 1916 – February 9, 2002) was an American film, television and theatre actor. He was known for playing Billy Kinkaid in the American western television series ''Union Pacific''. Early life Pratt was born in Hingh ...

as Wilbur Fletcher *

Reta Shaw Reta Shaw (September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982) was an American character actress known for playing strong, hard-edged, working women in film and on many of the most popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s in the United Sta ...

as Nurse Willis * Tom Nolan as Ronnie 'Skunky' Fletcher * Mabel Albertson as Maggie * Martin Milner as Shep Hamilton

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* * 1957 films Film noir 1950s thriller films American thriller films American black-and-white films Films scored by Henry Mancini Universal Pictures films Films directed by Harry Keller 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-thriller-film-stub

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