CLASSIC MOVIES: CRY TERROR! (1958)

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Brief Movie Synopsis [courtesy of Turner Classic Movies]:

A mad bomber holds an
innocent family hostage.

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REVIEWS:

"Cry Terror is a tremendously entertaining flick, featuring an exceptional cast and an exciting script that might have you experiencing sweaty palms by the final act. .... The twisting and turning plot involves extortion, kidnapping, murder threats, money, a bomb, a nerve-racking deadline, and electrocution. With all of this going on, this 96-minute film doesn't leave much room for a bathroom break while viewing it. .... [The film] features a lot of outdoor scenes, including the grippingly realistic segments showing a near-panic-stricken Inger Stevens frantically driving on the crowded New York streets as she attempts
to meet the demands of the kidnappers with a satchel of cash in tow.
No fake, simulated, in-a-studio 'rear projection' footage here.
This was all filmed right in the car and on the N.Y. city
streets and highways. Very effective scene."

-- David Von Pein; December 2004