Ring of Fear (film) explained

Ring of Fear
Director:	James Edward Grant William A. Wellman
Producer:	Robert Fellows D. Ross Lederman John Wayne
Music:	Arthur Lange Emil Newman
Cinematography:	Edwin B. DuPar
Editing:	Fred MacDowell
Studio:	Wayne-Fellows Productions
Distributor:	Warner Bros.
Runtime:	93 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Gross:	$1.8 million^[1]

Ring of Fear is a 1954 American film noir directed by James Edward Grant and starring Clyde Beatty and Mickey Spillane as themselves.^[2] The cast also featured Pat O'Brien, Sean McClory and Marian Carr. Additional scenes were directed by William A. Wellman. It was shot in CinemaScope and Warnercolor. It was designed partly to take advantage of the popular success of the Mike Hammer adaptations produced by Victor Saville for United Artists.^[3]

Plot

With a deranged killer on the loose in his circus, lion tamer Beatty calls in mystery writer Spillane to solve the case.

Cast

• Clyde Beatty as Himself
• Mickey Spillane as Himself
• Pat O'Brien as Frank Wallace
• Sean McClory as Dublin O'Malley
• Marian Carr as Valerie St. Dennis
• John Bromfield as Armand St. Dennis
• Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez as Pedro Gonzales
• Emmett Lynn as Twitchy
• Jack Stang as Himself
• Kenneth Tobey as Shreveport
• Kathy Cline as Suzette St. Dennis
• Queenie Leonard as Tillie
• Larri Thomas as Strong Woman
• Karl Wallenda as Trapeze Performer
• Henry Rowland as Lunch Counter Proprietor
• Forrest Taylor as Psychiatrist
• Vince Barnett as Vendor

Bibliography

• Collins, Max Allan & Traylor, James L. Mickey Spillane on Screen: A Complete Study of the Television and Film Adaptations. McFarland, 2018.

Notes and References

1. 1954 Box Office Champs. Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
2. Collins & Traylor p.37
3. Collins & Traylor p.37