The Hostage

Year: 1967

Runtime: 84 mins

Language: English

Director: Russ Doughten

Thriller

A 1967 Crown International low‑budget thriller starring Don O’Kelly, James Almanzar and Joanne Brown, supported by Leland Brown, John Carradine and Harry Dean Stanton. When a young boy is mistakenly locked inside a moving van, he becomes an unlikely hostage, sparking panic and fear throughout the town as residents scramble to rescue him.

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