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Date with Disaster

Date with Disaster

19585.31h 1m

Overview

A car salesman and suspected safecracker Miles saves his fiancee Sue from those who would kidnap her.

Directed by Charles Saunders
Written by Brock Williams
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Top Cast

Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Miles Harrington

William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Tracey

Shirley Eaton

Shirley Eaton

Sue Miller

Maurice Kaufmann

Maurice Kaufmann

Don Redman

M

Michael Golden

Det. Insp. Matthews

R

Richard Shaw

Ken Prescott

V

Van Boolen

Bob Johnson

D

Deirdre Mayne

Judy

Themes & Keywords

robberyheistb moviesafecracker

About Date with Disaster

Date with Disaster is a crime film released in 1958 exploring themes of robbery, heist, b movie, safecracker. Directed by Charles Saunders, it stars Tom Drake, William Hartnell, Shirley Eaton. A car salesman and suspected safecracker Miles saves his fiancee Sue from those who would kidnap her.

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