Escape in the Desert

Escaped Nazi POWs hold the denizens of a California resort hostage.

Cast

Jean Sullivan

as Jane

Philip Dorn

as Philip Artveld

Irene Manning

as Lora Tedder

Helmut Dantine

as Capt. Becker

Alan Hale

as Dr. Orville Tedder

Samuel S. Hinds

as Gramp

Bill Kennedy

as Hank Albright

Kurt Kreuger

as Lt. Von Kleist

Rudolph Anders

as Hoffman

Hans Schumm

as Klaus

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