Top cast:Maurice Costello,Rose Coghlan,Rosemary Theby
Director:Holger Holm
Genre:Sci-Fi
Region:United Arab Emirates
Year:2003
Storyline:During his possible mental breakdown, Lester""s decision to make radical, ultimately fatal changes to his depressing suburban life also led to his demise.Parrish, a young Naval seaman, reveals that he lost both hands in combat - prosthetic, articulated hooks are replacements - when he signs the passenger list.One of the occupants, who leaves the carriage, stands in he rain and speaks to the other passengers while avoiding their gaze.The downbeat screenplay was based on Geoffrey Homes"" (a pseudonym - his real name was Daniel Mainwaring) 1946 novelBuild My Gallows High, a book that consciously imitated Dashiell Hammett""sThe Maltese Falcon (1941).) Independent producer Stanley Kramer and director Edward Dmytryk (one of the original blacklisted "Hollywood Ten" and director ofMurder, My Sweet (1944)andCrossfire (1947)) had earlier collaborated on the melodramatic thrillerThe Sniper (1952), the dramatic combat filmEight Iron Men (1952), andThe Juggler (1953)with Kirk Douglas, but this fourth film was their most-acclaimed and successful work.