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Ring Of Fear Details

1954 Certificate PG Certificate PG (TBC)
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Like PLUNDER OF THE SUN, the John Wayne-produced RING OF FEAR is a little-seen mystery classic long held out of print by a legal dispute with the Duke's family. Legendary crime novelist Mickey Spillane stars as himself, as does former police officer Jack Stang, who served as the real-life inspiration for Spillane's iconic .. Read more

Starring Mickey Spillane, Clyde Beatty, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Marion Carr
Director James Edward Grant, William Wellman
Genres Thriller

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Ring Of Fear

Like PLUNDER OF THE SUN, the John Wayne-produced RING OF FEAR is a little-seen mystery classic long held out of print by a legal dispute with the Duke's family. Legendary crime novelist Mickey Spillane stars as himself, as does former police officer Jack Stang, who served as the real-life inspiration for Spillane's iconic detective character Mike Hammer. The crime-fighting duo are called in to investigate acts of sabotage at a travelling circus run by real-life animal trainer Clyde Beatty (who also stars as himself), while actors Sean McClory, Marian Carr, and John Bromfield round out the star-studded cast as the carny's suspicious denizens.

Starring Mickey Spillane, Clyde Beatty, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Marion Carr, Emmett Lynn, John Bromfield, Sean McClory, Pat O'Brien, Marian Carr, Kenneth Tobey, Jack Stang, Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Director James Edward Grant, William Wellman
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 29 mins
Watch now: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate DVD: Certificate PG, Watch Online: Certificate PG (TBC)
Genres Thriller
Language DVD: English
Watch Online: English
Released DVD: 14 May 2007
Watch now: 08 Apr 2009
Production year: 1954
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    This has all the hallmarks of a vanity project, with Mickey Spillane playing himself as the hard-boiled hero of one of his books, and Clyde Beatty - animal trainer and circus owner - playing a circus manager. It's basically a string of filmed acts from a circus linked by a weak plot about a psychopath among the circus folk looking for revenge. The direction is very static, with the action in the circus ring being shot mainly in long or medium shot by a fixed camera. The only high spots are the addition of some old-Hollywood class from Pat O'Brien, and a closing sequence featuring an escaped tiger which looked as if it might have been dangerous to film. The mystery is that this farrago was produced by John Wayne's Batjac company, and the production values are extremely high. Curiosity value only, I think - unless you love circuses.

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      Like PLUNDER OF THE SUN, the John Wayne-produced RING OF FEAR is a little-seen mystery classic long held out of print by a legal dispute with the Duke's family. Legendary crime novelist Mickey Spillane stars as himself, as does former police officer Jack Stang, who served as the real-life ...