Man in the Vault

A locksmith is pressured into crime when the mob makes him perform an elaborate bank robbery.

Cast

William Campbell

as Tommy Dancer

Karen Sharpe

as Betty Turner

Anita Ekberg

as Flo Randall

Berry Kroeger

as Willis Trent

Paul Fix

as Herbie

James Seay

as Paul De Camp

Mike Mazurki

as Louie

Robert Keys

as Earl Farraday

Nancy Duke

as Trent's Girl Friend

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez

as Pedro

Reviews

John Chard

Bowling for deposit boxes. Adapted by Burt Kennedy from the Frank Gruber novel, The Lock and the Key, Man in the Vault is a minor 50s crime flick that has somehow been lumped into the film noir encyclopedias. Andrew V. McLaglen directs and William Campbell, Karen Sharpe, Anita Ekberg and Berry Kr...

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