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A man (Howard Keel), his wife (Jane Greer) and his famous-aviator ex-wife (Patricia Medina) search for their two children lost with a cougar.

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Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Simple film lacks invention. May 14, 2017 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Exciting, taut action/adventure programmer about the rescue by a father of his two children, who are the sole survivors of an air crash. Rated: B+ Jan 14, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member There is a really big mistake in the 1952 movie 'Desperate Search'. Jane Greer is on the right while Howard Keel is on the left flying the plane, but somehow they switch places when the plane is landing on the lake. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man (Howard Keel), his wife (Jane Greer) and his famous-aviator ex-wife (Patricia Medina) search for their two children lost with a cougar.
Director
Joseph H. Lewis
Producer
Matthew Rapf
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 24, 2017
Runtime
1h 13m
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