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The Hunted (1948 film)

The Hunted
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Bernhard
Screenplay bySteve Fisher
Produced byScott R. Dunlap
StarringPreston Foster
Belita
Pierre Watkin
Edna Holland
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byRichard V. Heermance
Music byEdward J. Kay
Production
company
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • April 7, 1948 (1948-04-07) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Hunted is a 1948 American film noir crime film starring Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin and Edna Holland.[1] It was directed by Jack Bernhard.

Plot

A detective helps send his girlfriend to prison but she claims she was framed. After her release from prison the detective won't leave her alone because he thinks she has now committed a murder. He is still in love with her but continues to hunt her down. There are classic twists and turns. There is a beautiful ice skating scene by (Belita). She was an ice skater in real life.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Film critic Leonard Maltin said of the film, "Low-budget noir has a hard-boiled sheen but a prosaic, overlong treatment; it even finds time for one of Belita's ice skating routines!"[2]

References

  1. ^ The Hunted at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  2. ^ Maltin, Leonard. Turner Classic Movies, film review, no date. Accessed: August 20, 2013.
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