The Capture (1950)

The Capture (1950)
Director: John Sturges
Writers: Niven Busch (novel)
Niven Busch (screenplay)
Release Date: 31 January 1951 (France) more
Genre: Drama


* Cast :

Lew Ayres ... Lin Vanner / Lindley Brown
Teresa Wright ... Ellen Tevlin Vanner
Victor Jory ... Father Gomez
Jacqueline White ... Luana Ware
Jimmy Hunt ... Mike Tevlin, Ellen's Son
Barry Kelley ... Earl C. Mahoney, Finance Co. V.P.
Duncan Renaldo ... Carlos
William Bakewell ... Herb Tolin, Bolsa Grande Oil
Milton Parsons ... Thin Man Visiting Mahoney
Frank Matts ... Juan, Telvin's Hired Man
Felipe Turich ... Cpl. Juan Valdez, Payroll Guard
Edwin Rand ... Sam Tevlin (as Ed Rand)


* Plot :

Badly injured and hunted by the police, Lin Vanner takes refuge in a priest's home, and tells him what has happened. When Vanner was working in a Mexican oil field, he captured a man who was suspected of a payroll robbery, but then felt responsible when the man died in police custody.


As a result of the incident, Vanner's fiancée broke off their engagement, and he resigned from his job. He later felt compelled to visit the dead man's widow, and ended up working on her ranch. But, as he now explains to the priest, the past has quickly caught up with him.