Cast:
Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay Forester [ More ]Director:
Bill KarnWriters:
Cay Forester, Robert L. Joseph, Palmer ThompsonProducer:
James EllsworthCinematographer:
Carl GuthrieEditor:
Donald NosseckProduction Designer:
Edwin ShieldsProduction Companies:
Somara Productions, Flower Film ProductionsHR news items in early 1957 indicated the film went into production on 15 Mar 1957, but the film was not listed in production charts. Although a HR news item adds Betty Lane Cherry to the cast, her appearance in the completed picture has not been confirmed. Country singer Johnny Cash (1932--2003), who made his feature film debut in Five Minutes to Live, did not appear in another motion picture until the 1971 Paramount release A Gunfight.
Although Five Minutes to Live was apparently shot first, actor Victor Tayback's feature film debut was made in the 1959 Sparta Productions picture T-Bird Gang, in which he appeared under the name "Vic Tabback" (see below). Tayback (1930--1990) was best known for his role as "Mel" on the television show Alice
HR news items state that Five Minutes to Live had its premiere in late 1960 and went into wider release in 1961. The film was rereleased in Nov 1966 by American International Pictures as Door-to-Door Maniac, with a running time of 74 minutes. Producer Robert L. Lippert added new footage, including a rape sequence, for this version, according to a DV news item. ...
HR news items in early 1957 indicated the film went into production on 15 Mar 1957, but the film was not listed in production charts. Although a HR news item adds Betty Lane Cherry to the cast, her appearance in the completed picture has not been confirmed. Country singer Johnny Cash (1932--2003), who made his feature film debut in Five Minutes to Live, did not appear in another motion picture until the 1971 Paramount release A Gunfight.
Although Five Minutes to Live was apparently shot first, actor Victor Tayback's feature film debut was made in the 1959 Sparta Productions picture T-Bird Gang, in which he appeared under the name "Vic Tabback" (see below). Tayback (1930--1990) was best known for his role as "Mel" on the television show Alice
HR news items state that Five Minutes to Live had its premiere in late 1960 and went into wider release in 1961. The film was rereleased in Nov 1966 by American International Pictures as Door-to-Door Maniac, with a running time of 74 minutes. Producer Robert L. Lippert added new footage, including a rape sequence, for this version, according to a DV news item.
Johnny Cabot, a fugitive from the law, settles in the small town of Camellia Gardens with his new girl friend Doris. There underworld crook Fred Dorella approaches Johnny with a plan for a bank holdup. Johnny learns from Fred that Doris had tipped off the police in his recent brush with the law, and he kills her. The two men move quickly to put their scheme into action: After watching bank executive Ken Wilson leave his house, Johnny gains entrance by posing as a door-to-door salesman; he takes Nancy, Ken's wife, hostage while at the bank Fred demands that Ken hand over $70,000 for Nancy's release. Ken, who is planning to leave Nancy for another woman, is tempted to refuse to give the hoodlum the cash, but he relents and pays the ransom. After a bank guard recognizes Fred from a wanted poster and apprehends him, the police, aided by Ken, arrive in time to save Nancy. Johnny is killed in the ensuing shootout at the Wilson home. Realizing that he still loves his wife, Ken decides to give up the other woman for ...
Johnny Cabot, a fugitive from the law, settles in the small town of Camellia Gardens with his new girl friend Doris. There underworld crook Fred Dorella approaches Johnny with a plan for a bank holdup. Johnny learns from Fred that Doris had tipped off the police in his recent brush with the law, and he kills her. The two men move quickly to put their scheme into action: After watching bank executive Ken Wilson leave his house, Johnny gains entrance by posing as a door-to-door salesman; he takes Nancy, Ken's wife, hostage while at the bank Fred demands that Ken hand over $70,000 for Nancy's release. Ken, who is planning to leave Nancy for another woman, is tempted to refuse to give the hoodlum the cash, but he relents and pays the ransom. After a bank guard recognizes Fred from a wanted poster and apprehends him, the police, aided by Ken, arrive in time to save Nancy. Johnny is killed in the ensuing shootout at the Wilson home. Realizing that he still loves his wife, Ken decides to give up the other woman for her.
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