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"... The Door's Open ... Come On In!"

1954

1h 19m

5.4(23 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Overview

A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Cleo Moore

Cleo Moore

Peggy

Hugo Haas

Hugo Haas

Marco

John Agar

John Agar

Ray Brighton

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Foley

Bruno VeSota

Bruno VeSota

Webb

Jan Englund

Waitress

George Keymas

George Keymas

Chuck

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

Prologue Speaker

Creative team

Directed by: Hugo Haas
Written by: Samuel W. Taylor
Produced by: Hugo Haas

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