Desperate Search

Year: 1952

Runtime: 73 mins

Language: English

Director: Joseph H. Lewis

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Based on the Saturday Evening Post story “Three Desperate People,” the film follows a man (Howard Keel), his wife (Jane Greer) and his aviator ex‑wife (Patricia Medina) as they join forces in a frantic search for their two children who vanished after an encounter with a cougar. Their strained relationships and looming danger heighten the suspense.

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