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A woman (Barbara Stanwyck) lures a fugitive (Ralph Meeker) to help her husband (Barry Sullivan), trapped under a piling at low tide.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a consistently compelling effort that hardly wastes a minute of its appreciatively (and appropriately) brief running time. Rated: 3/4 May 22, 2021 Full Review Manny Farber The Nation Only as individual a director as Sturges could have concocted anything worth seeing out of Jeopardy. Nov 24, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Slick family vacation horror story. Rated: B- Jul 30, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bill B Odd that such a short movie takes so very long to get moving. Meeker is an interesting villain at first, but inexplicably changes character by the end. Just OK Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review Camille J I enjoyed several aspects of this film mainly Errol Flynn. To see Mr. Flynn in a straight and serious role was very refreshing. From what I have heard from film historians is that Mr. Flynn wanted to be more of a dramatic actor rather than an action hero in adventure films. In this story line his character kept the audience guessing almost up to the very end was he or wasn't he. Ms. Stanwyck always places her characters up front and centered. She never misses a beat. This film overall is suspenseful, and for a film that runs just little over an hour it is well worth your time watching it. The end is quite satisfying. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/22/23 Full Review j f Perhaps weakest plot ever, and still pretty darn good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/23 Full Review Steve D A lot of filler for its meager runtime. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Super-charged suspense film. Halfway through the movie Ralph Meeker's psychopathic character arrives and provides the film with a jolting plot point: how far will a person go to aid a spouse in danger. Jeopardy was one of two 1950 films that featured Americans in Mexico tormented by an American psychopath. The other was Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review deke p Interesting B-flick thriller. 1953. & BARBARA STANWYCK... BARRY SULLIVAN & RALPH MEEKER. Thriller as wife tries to save husband stuck under a pier as the tide rises. Seen it a cupola times on tv, latest 5.19.22. Raisin my RT from 3 stars to 3 1/2 recommendit. Note to sef watch it again and pay ticular attention to the part from A to Z. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A woman (Barbara Stanwyck) lures a fugitive (Ralph Meeker) to help her husband (Barry Sullivan), trapped under a piling at low tide.
Director
John Sturges
Producer
Sol Baer Fielding
Screenwriter
Mel Dinelli
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 30, 2007
Runtime
1h 9m