On the Loose
School-Girl by day... Thrill-Seeker by night!
1951 · 1h 18m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
Charles Lederer
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On the Loose
Overview
After years of living in her selfish parents' (Melvyn Douglas and Lynn Bari) egotistical shadows, desperate teenager Jill Bradley (Joan Evans) makes a last-ditch play for attention by attempting suicide. Jill's guilt-ridden father tries at last to help her and to cheer her up but new problems arise.
Director and cast
- Charles Lederer Director
- Joan Evans as Jill Bradley
- Melvyn Douglas as Frank Bradley
- Lynn Bari as Larry Lindsay
- Robert Arthur as Larry Lindsay
- Hugh O'Brian as Dr. Phillips
- Constance Hilton as Susan Tanner
- Mickey Kuhn as Bob Vance (as Michael Kuhn)
- Susan Morrow as Catherine aka Cathy
- Lillian Hamilton as Miss Druten (as Lilian Hamilton)
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