Key Witness (1960) ~ Trailer

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Approved  |  82 min  |  Drama, Mystery, Crime  |  6 October 1960 (USA)    An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. Aware that he is the only witness against them, the gang members seek out his identity and terrorize him and his family to keep him from testifying against them. Only by psychologically playing one gang member against the others is the man able to bring the police to his rescue.    Director: Phil Karlson  Writers: Alfred Brenner (screenplay), Sidney Michaels (screenplay), 1 more credit »  Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley, Dennis Hopper

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00:00They call this making the circle, a deadly ring around a rosy, and then it happened.

00:12I saw a murder.

00:14In that brief instant, my whole life changed.

00:18Anybody see how this happened?

00:20Yeah, I saw it.

00:22When I told that policeman, I saw it.

00:25I placed my life at the mercy of cold-eyed young hoodlums, because I was the key witness.

00:36Hey, smiley.

00:40Hey, I want you to go quick and easy the DA like, and I want you to rip up that paper,

00:45daddy-o, and I want you to tell him that you ain't seen what you think you've seen.

00:50Uninvited terror in my own home.

00:52Hey, stop ringing this telephone.

00:56Hey, man, we got a little goody-two-shoes on the phone here.

00:59Listen, if I ever get my hands on you, give me a time's up.

01:01Now, what are you going to do?

01:04Well, figure it.

01:04They're going to pin a murder on me.

01:06Hey, Muggles, you come up with a bright idea.

01:08He cut my ciggy booze.

01:11Have you got his weeds?

01:13You give them to him?

01:17Let's hear your plan.

01:18Okay.

01:20Like surly, see?

01:22He's a cop.

01:24And he screws around and beat, beat, beat.

01:26Would you translate that?

01:28How to catch a cop by Muggles.

01:31Make it look good.

01:35These are the not-so-young, a vicious young killer breed,

01:39and the deadliest of them all is a girl.

01:44I'm driving the car, and you can take orders from me.

01:49We got a queen.

01:51Queen Ruby Doobie.

01:52I can't stand anyone 24 hours a day because I've got to be free.

01:55Now, you let go of me.

01:57Oh, please, baby.

02:00Please, baby.

02:18You

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