

Black Tuesday
1954-12-31 · 80 min · ★ 6.2
Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
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- Directors
- Hugo Fregonese
- Production companies
- Robert Goldstein Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Edward G. RobinsonVincent Canelli
Jean ParkerHatti Combest
Peter GravesPeter Manning
Milburn StoneFather Slocum
Warren StevensJoey Stewart
Jack KellyFrank Carson
Hal BaylorLou Mehrtens
James BellJohn Norris
Vic PerrinDr. Hart
Russell JohnsonHoward Sloane
Lee AakerLittle Boy (uncredited)
James BaconReporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Harry BartellBoland (uncredited)
Arthur BatanidesReporter at Electrocution (uncredited)
Ray BennettAlexander Watkins (uncredited)
Don BlackmanSelwyn (uncredited)
David BondThompson (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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