The Hostage

The Hostage is a 1967 Crown International low-budget motion picture starring Don O'Kelly, James Almanzar and Joanne Brown, with Leland Brown, John Carradine, and Harry Dean Stanton. The plot centers on a young boy who becomes a hostage after he is accidentally closed inside a moving van.

Cast

Don Kelly

as Bull (as Don O'Kelly)

Harry Dean Stanton

as Eddie (as Dean Stanton)

John Carradine

as Otis Lovelace

Danny Martins

as Davey Cleaves

Ron Hagerthy

as Steve Cleaves

Jennifer Lea

as Carol Cleaves (as Jenifer Lea)

Ann Doran

as Miss Mabry

Raymond Guth

as Sam Morton

Shirley O'Hara

as Mrs. Primus

Mike McCloskey

as Bartender

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