''Womanhunt'' is a 1962 American
drama film
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directed by
Maury Dexter
Maury Dexter (born Morris Gene Poindexter; June 12, 1927 – May 28, 2017) was an American producer and director of film and TV. He worked several times for Robert Lippert and American International Pictures.
Life and career
Dexter was born in P ...
and written by Russ Bender and
Edward J. Lakso. The film stars Steven Piccaro,
Lisa Lu
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,
Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger (October 16, 1912 – January 4, 1991) was an American film, television and stage actor.
Career
Kroeger was born in San Antonio, Texas. He got his acting start on radio as an announcer on ''Suspense'' and as an actor, playing fo ...
, Bob Okazaki,
Ann Carroll
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, Tom Daly and
Ivan Bonar
Ivan Eugene Bonar (October 31, 1924 – December 8, 1988) was an American character actor whose career in Hollywood, in films and television, spanned four decades, from the mid 1950s into the 1980s.
Life and career
A vaunted character actor, B ...
. The film was released on June 3, 1962, by
20th Century Fox
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.
Plot
Cast
*Steven Piccaro as Hal Weston
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Lisa Lu
Lisa Lu Yan (; born January 19, 1927) is a Chinese actress. She won the Golden Horse Awards three times in the 1970s. She is the only person who is a member of both the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts ...
as Li Sheng
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Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger (October 16, 1912 – January 4, 1991) was an American film, television and stage actor.
Career
Kroeger was born in San Antonio, Texas. He got his acting start on radio as an announcer on ''Suspense'' and as an actor, playing fo ...
as Petrie / Osgood
*Bob Okazaki as Dr. Sheng
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Ann Carroll
Ann Carroll is a camogie player. twice an All Ireland inter-county medalist and the outstanding personality in the first decade of the history of the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship winning medals with both St Patrick’s, Gleng ...
as Janet Oberon
*Tom Daly as Mr. Davalos
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Ivan Bonar
Ivan Eugene Bonar (October 31, 1924 – December 8, 1988) was an American character actor whose career in Hollywood, in films and television, spanned four decades, from the mid 1950s into the 1980s.
Life and career
A vaunted character actor, B ...
as Jacobs
Production
''Womanhunt'' was an original story by Jesse Lasky Jr and Pat Silver.
The film was shot in and around Los Angeles.
References
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1962 films
20th Century Fox films
American drama films
1962 drama films
Films directed by Maury Dexter
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
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