A young boy (Jerry Mathers, TV's
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER) is traumatized into muteness when he sees an elderly man (Watson Downs) murdered and his mother (Betty Garrett,
ON THE TOWN) attacked by three thugs: John Drew Barrymore (yes, Drew's dad), Corey Allen (
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE) and Gerald Sarracini. It then becomes a race against time to see if the police can find where the thugs are holding the woman before she is killed. This pulpy potboiler is a good idea poorly executed. The director William Asher (
BEACH PARTY) manages to keep enough uneasiness in the situation to keep one's interest but the acting rings hollow especially the stoic faced Philip Carey who deserves some kind of prize for keeping expressionless in even the most emotional and intense of moments. I mean the guy's wife has been kidnapped and his kid in a state of shock yet he can't even summon up a raised eyebrow or a quiver in his voice! George Duning's underscore brings a touch of class to the proceedings. With Paul Picerni, William Leslie, Mort Mills and Eve McVeagh.
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