Il cocktail del diavolo (1968)
Accusato di aver stuprata ed uccisa una ragazza bianca, un giovane negro, James Lake, viene condannato all'ergastolo sulla base di alcuni indizi a lui sfavorevoli. Riuscito ad evadere dal carcere, benché braccato dalla polizia, egli inizia per proprio conto le indagini, alla ricerca del vero colpevole. Durante la fuga, James trova insperato aiuto e ospitalità da parte di un bianco, che però intende servirsi di lui come sicario per sbarazzarsi della consorte. Rivelata alla donna la diabolica macchinazione del marito, James la induce a collaborare alla ricerca delle prove della propria estraneità all'uccisione della ragazza. Individuato finalmente il responsabile nel patrigno della vittima ed ottenutane la confessione, James rientra in carcere, in attesa del processo che sancirà la sua completa innocenza.
Direttore: Charles Martin
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Dana Wynter as Ellen Whitlock |
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Raymond St. Jacques as James Lake |
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Kevin McCarthy as Leslie Whitlock |
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Barbara McNair as Lily |
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John Russell as Sheriff |
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Ann Prentiss as Thelma Wilson |
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Royal Dano as Carl Blair |
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Steve Sandor as Harry |
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Susan Seaforth Hayes as Sally Blair |
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James Craig as Police Chief Jim |
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Arthur O'Connell as Prosecutor |
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Don Newsome as William Lake |
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Gregg Palmer as Special Officer |
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Mimi Gibson as Marion |
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Chet Stratton as Walter Jackson, the Pilot |
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James McEachin as Defense Counsel |
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Ed Cook as Officer |
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Edward Schaaf as Henry Wilson |
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Kort Falkenberg as Gas Station Attendant |
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Jason Johnson as Truck Driver |
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Frank Gerstle as Sergeant |
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James Drake as Deputy |
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Pepper Martin as Prison Guard |
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E.A. Sirianni as Doctor |
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Todd Martin as Officer Frank |
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Don Megowan as Officer |
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Harold J. Kennedy as Judge |
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Jon Lormer as Chaplain |
| Directing | Charles Martin | Director |
| Writing | Charles Martin | Writer |
| Production | Charles Martin | Producer |
| Camera | William W. Spencer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard K. Brockway | Editor |
| Sound | Sammy Fain | Songs |
| Writing | Charles Martin | Lyricist |
| Sound | Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson | Songs |
| Writing | Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson | Lyricist |
| Writing | Chester Himes | Novel |
| Production | Harry Kaye | Associate Producer |
| Production | John W. Rogers | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Harry Sukman | Music |
| Production | Marvin Paige | Casting |
| Art | James W. Sullivan | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Pefferle | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Victor Vallejo | Assistant Director |
| Art | William M. Bates | Property Master |
| Sound | Albert D. Cuesta | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Robert Martin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Shouse | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Justus Gibbs | Special Effects |
| Camera | Jack Woolf | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Forrest T. Butler | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharon Swenson | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Sound | Albert Sendrey | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Harry Sukman | Conductor |
| Sound | Igo Kantor | Music Editor |
| Crew | James Hibbard | Choreographer |
| Directing | George Rutter | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Fay L. McMullen | Producer's Assistant |
| Editing | Gilbert Greene | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Michael P. Schoenbrun | Second Assistant Director |
