DANGEROUS MISSION (1954)
A young girl, played by Piper Laurie, witnesses a gang murder in New York, and runs away to Montana's Glacier National Park, pursued by the gang. She takes a job at the resort hotel, and the arrival of two mysterious men leads to confusion as to which is there to silence her.
Cast
Victor Mature - Matt Hallett
Piper Laurie - Louise Graham
William Bendix - Chief Ranger Joe Parker
Vincent Price - Paul Adams
Betta St. John - Mary Tiller
Harry Cheshire - Mr. Elster
Steve Darrell - Katoonai Tiller
Walter Reed - Ranger Dobson
Marlo Dwyer - Mrs. Elster
Dennis Weaver - Ranger clerk
Trevor Bardette - Indian chief at schoolhouse
Helen Brown - Miss Thorndyke
Charles Cane - Charlie Barrett
John Carlyle - Bellhop
Robert Carraker - Traskins (lead fireman)
Jack Chefe - Party caterer
James Conaty - Party guest/Dance extra
Kem Dibbs - Johnny Yonkers
Ann Dore - Woman
Roy Engel - Fisherman finding Adams' car
Bess Flowers - Party guest descending stairway
Fritz Ford - Hawthorne
Wymer Gard - Cobb
Frank Griffin - Tedd
Grace Hayle - Mrs. Alvord
Chester Jones - Porter
Kenner G. Kemp - Hotel extra
Mike Lally - Fletcher (firefighter)
Virginia Linden - Mrs. Brown
Chester Marshall - Bellhop
Bert Moorhouse - Battaglia (murder victim)
Craig Moreland - Firefighter
Richard Newton - Boone (reporter)
James Porter - Ranger
Steve Rowland - Parking attendant
Sammy Shack - Firefighter
George Sherwood - Mr. Jones
Maureen Stephenson - Mrs. Jones
Bert Stevens - Hotel extra/Indian ceremony extra
Russell Thorson - Downriver radio operator
Ralph Volkie - Firefighter
Bill White Jr. - Hotel clerk
Frank Wilcox - Yonker's lawyer
Production Crew
Producer - Irwin Allen
Director - Louis King
Screenplay - Horace McCoy, W.R. Burnett, Charles Bennett
Story - Horace McCoy and James Edmiston
Director of Photography - William Snyder, A.S.C.
Technicolor Color Consultant - Monroe W. Burbank
Photographic Effects - Harold Wellman, A.S.C.
Art Directors - Albert S. D'Agostino, Walter Keller
Sound - Frank McWhorter, Clem Portman
Assistant Director - James W. Lane
Music - Roy Webb
Musical Director - C. Bakaleinikoff
Editorial Supervision - Frederic Knudtson, A.C.E.
Film Editor - Gene Palmer
Set Decorations - Darrell Silvera, John Sturtevant
Costumes - Michael Woulfe
Makeup Artist - Mel Berns
Hair Stylist - Larry Germain
Copyright 1954 RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Trivia
Cast includes Ann Dore who played the female giant in LAND OF THE GIANTS pilot THE CRASH. Also, keep an eye open for a young Dennis Weaver, better known as Marshal Sam McCloud in the 1970's series McCloud. Predominantly filmed in the Glacier National Park in Montana.
Alternative Titles
France: Mission Périlleuse
Germany: Blut im Schnee
Italy: Agente Federale X3
Japan: 雪原の追跡
Spain: Nieves Traidoras
VHS Video
The VHS for this movie is pretty rare. We would be interested to see the cover if anyone has a copy.
