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Cry Baby Killer

1958 · 61 min

A taut, low-budget hostage drama that plays like a pressure cooker, with raw teenage panic and a sense of doom.

Tagline
YESTERDAY a Teenage Rebel... TODAY a mad-dog slayer!
Overview
After committing what he thinks is murder, teenage Jimmy Wallace panics and holds a couple hostage.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • class
  • violence
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Justus Addiss
Written by
Melvin Levy, Leo Gordon
Starring
Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, Carolyn Mitchell, Brett Halsey, Lynn Cartwright, Ralph Reed, Smoki Whitfield, Barbara Knudson
Music
Gerald Fried
Cinematography
Floyd Crosby
Runtime
61 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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