Desperate Search

Desperate Search

Based on the Saturday Evening Post Story of Three Desperate People

1952•1h 13m•6.0/10

AdventureDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(8)

A man (Howard Keel), his wife (Jane Greer) and his famous-aviator ex-wife (Patricia Medina) search for their two children lost with a cougar.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

Vince Heldon

Jane Greer

Jane Greer

Julie Heldon

Patricia Medina

Patricia Medina

Nora Stead

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Brandy

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Wayne Langmuir

Lee Aaker

Lee Aaker

Don Heldon

Linda Lowell

Janet Heldon

Michael Dugan

Lou

Elaine Stewart

Elaine Stewart

Stewardess

Jonathan Cott

Jonathan Cott

Detective

Jeff Richards

Jeff Richards

Ed

Dick Simmons

Dick Simmons

Communicator (Vancouver Radio)

Dan Ferniel

Prisoner (uncredited)

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