''Cry Vengeance'' is a 1954 American

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directed by and starring Mark Stevens.. The cast also includes

Joan Vohs Joan Vohs (July 30, 1927 – June 4, 2001) was an American model and film and television actress. Early years Vohs was a native of St. Albans, Queens, in New York City, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Vohs, who also had two younger daughters ...

and Martha Hyer. It was produced by

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and distributed by Allied Artists.

Plot

San Francisco ex-cop Vic Barron's family has died in a car bombing and he has been disfigured, framed and imprisoned when he crossed the wrong mobsters. After his release, he wants revenge on gangster Tino Morelli, whom he considers responsible. Morelli is hiding out in

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. After his arrival there, Vic finds Morelli and Morelli's charming little daughter. With the help of tavern owner Peggy Harding, Barron discovers that Morelli did not order the bombing and that the true murderer was a hitman named Roxey. Harding also takes Barron on scenic tours of Alaska, hoping to calm his rage and make him realize that life is still worth living. Barron intends to kidnap Morelli's young daughter Marie as "leverage", but the little girl is so friendly toward him and blind to his disfigurement that he cannot go through with it. Morelli's death also cools his initial anger. Roxey, who has followed Barron, murders Morelli, but is wounded by Barron in a shootout, then falls from atop a dam. After saying farewell to Peggy and to Morelli's orphaned daughter, Barron travels back to San Francisco, but with a hint that he might return.

Cast

* Mark Stevens as Vic Barron * Martha Hyer as Peggy Harding *

Skip Homeier George Vincent Homeier (October 5, 1930 – June 25, 2017), known professionally as Skip Homeier, was an American actor who started his career at the age of eleven and became a child star. Career Child actor Homeier was born in Chicago, Illino ...

as Roxey *

as Lily Arnold * Douglas Kennedy as Tino Morelli * Cheryl Callaway as Marie Morelli *

Mort Mills Mort Mills (born Mortimer Morris Kaplan; January 11, 1919 – June 6, 1993) was an American film and television actor who had roles in over 150 movies and television episodes. He was often the town lawman or the local bad guy in many popular w ...

as Johnny Blue-eyes *

Warren Douglas Warren Douglas (born Warren Douglas Wandberg; July 29, 1911 – November 15, 1997) was an American actor, novelist, lyricist and screenwriter. Career Born in Minneapolis, Douglas was a 1929 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He later ...

as Mike Walters * Lewis Martin as Nick Buda *

Don Haggerty Don Haggerty (July 3, 1914 – August 19, 1988) was an American actor of film and television. Early life and education Haggerty was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. Before he began appearing in films in 1947, Haggerty was a Brown University ...

as Lt. Pat Ryan *

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as Red Miller * Dorothy Kennedy as Emily Miller * Richard Deacon as San Francisco bartender (uncredited) * Edward Clark as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

References

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* * * 1954 films 1954 crime films American crime films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films Film noir Allied Artists films Films set in Alaska Films scored by Paul Dunlap Films with screenplays by Warren Douglas 1950s American films English-language crime films {{1950s-US-film-stub