'A group of escaped convicts take over a suburban home to evade the ongoing police manhunt, making the lives of the family living there a nightmare. '
A few months ago, TCM aired the 1955 crime drama, The Night Holds Terror. I've had it on my DVR since and just around to watching last weekend. The dark film noir was based on a true incident and was written and directed by Andrew L. Stone. Within just a few scenes, I was easily drawn in.
On a routine drive from Los Angeles to home located in a residential complex outside of Edwards Air Force Base, factory worker Gene Courtier makes the mistake of picking up a hitchhiker. That hitchhiker is part of a three man robbery operation, they seemingly not averse to killing him if things don't go the way they want. With that initial robbery not going according to plan the first strike against Gene, the three decide on a Plan B, which entails holding him and his family of his wife Doris and their two adolescent children Debbie and Steven hostage at their home overnight.
In addition to the plot, and an unrelenting and tense mood set by Stone, I was also drawn to the three hot robbers and kidnappers. They were played by actors Vince Edwards, David Cross and John Cassavetes . Cassavetes played Robert Batsford, the trio's leader, and the hottest of the three. The talented actor, director and screenwriter has such a strong, distinct face, I knew I'd seen him before.
Of course I had, he had the same impact on me when I first saw 1969's Rosemary's Baby. He was a bit creepy in the film, but also incredibly hot. Cassavetes face was one made for the big screen. When I was researching John, and searching for images for this piece, I came upon images of his son Nick. Nick Cassavetes certainly inherited the facial structure of his famous father. This led me to check out a few of Nick's films, several in which he showed his butt. He's also an actor with a very interesting and eclectic resume. Check out Nick's nude scenes on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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