The Dark Past

SENSATIONAL SUSPENSE DRAMA!

Duration: 74 min
Release date: 1948-12-22
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A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.

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The Dark Past

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William Holden
William Holden
as Al Walker
Nina Foch
Nina Foch
as Betty
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
as Dr. Andrew Collins
Adele Jergens
Adele Jergens
as Laura Stevens
Stephen Dunne
Stephen Dunne
as Owen Talbot
Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell
as Ruth Collins
Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger
as Mike
Steven Geray
Steven Geray
as Prof. Fred Linder
Wilton Graff
Wilton Graff
as Frank Stevens
Robert Osterloh
Robert Osterloh
as Pete
Kathryn Card
Kathryn Card
as Nora
Charles Cane
Charles Cane
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
Bill Cartledge
as Arrested Man Leaving Wagon (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman
as Detective (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
as Al's Father (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby
as Agnes (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
as First Man in Police Line-Up (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
as McCoy (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Charles Ferguson
as Detective (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Jack Gordon
as Tough Man in Line-up (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Old Man on Bus (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Harry Harvey Jr.
as John Larrapoe (uncredited)
Robert Hyatt
Robert Hyatt
as Bobby Collins (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
as Warden Benson (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
as Policeman in Hallway at Headquarters (uncredited)
Jimmy Lloyd
Jimmy Lloyd
as Herb Fuller (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
Merrill McCormick
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Pat McGeehan
Pat McGeehan
as Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
John McKee
John McKee
as Policeman Departing HQ (uncredited)
Edwin Mills
Edwin Mills
as Young Prisoner (uncredited)
Gay Nelson
Gay Nelson
as Starry-Eyed Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo
as Card Player at Bar (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
as Man in Hallway at Police Headquarters (uncredited)
Hermine Sterler
Hermine Sterler
as Mrs. Linder (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Brick Sullivan
as Policeman Departing HQ (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Phil Tully
as Bill - State Policeman at Roadblock (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Chalky Williams
as Policeman Departing HQ (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
as Williams (uncredited)
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