How many manhunt movies have there been over the years? This is another one. It's always a case of the lawman hunting the escapee. It's only the setting or locale that changes. This time it's through the alligator-infested swamps of the Everglades. Vittorio Gassman puts in a very good performance as the escapee while Barry Sullivan acts as he always does as Barry Sullivan , this time as the lawman. It was also good to see William Conrad in this early movie role (sure, he was in The Killers before this). He had a huge career first on radio as the original Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke, then did the narration for the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons before landing his own TV series in Cannon and Jake and the Fatman. He also did the voice-over for The Fugitive TV series which contributed to its success just as much as Walter Winchell's gritty narration contributed to the success of The Untouchables.
Review of Cry of the Hunted
