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Make Haste to Live

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Crystal Benson (Dorothy McGuire), a small-town newspaper owner, fears her former husband, Steve Blackford (Stephen McNally), is stalking her. In flashbacks, Crystal relates her secret past: While young, she marries charismatic mobster Steve. When he grows increasingly violent, Crystal runs away and assumes a new identity. When a prostitute accidentally dies in Steve's house and Crystal cannot be found, he's jailed for her murder. Now, having served his time, Steve comes to town for revenge.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/09/2001
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A film noir about a family threatened by an abusive husband. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Martin B @RT44235356 Nov 26 Looked interesting at the start, the backdrop and plot look intriguing but it felt like empty calories by the end. Wearisome seeing Dorothy McGuires character being bullied and especially didn’t like the physical stuff. End as well looked promising but once again it just fizzled. Everything came out OK with the main character doing basically nothing. How is that even a movie worth making? See more acsdoug D @acsdoug 06/26/2025 Nothing even remotely interesting here. Even the name of the movie is boring. See more Read all reviews
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William A. Seiter

Director

Dorothy McGuire

Crystal Benson

Stephen McNally

Steve Blackford

Mary Murphy

Randy Benson
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Synopsis Crystal Benson (Dorothy McGuire), a small-town newspaper owner, fears her former husband, Steve Blackford (Stephen McNally), is stalking her. In flashbacks, Crystal relates her secret past: While young, she marries charismatic mobster Steve. When he grows increasingly violent, Crystal runs away and assumes a new identity. When a prostitute accidentally dies in Steve's house and Crystal cannot be found, he's jailed for her murder. Now, having served his time, Steve comes to town for revenge.
Director
William A. Seiter
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 25, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2019
Runtime
1h 30m
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