Run for the Hills (1953) (original) (raw)
Insurance agent Charlie Johnson has become preoccupied with the looming prospect of nuclear war. He acquires an underground cave in an old gold mine for he and his wife Jane to use as a fallout shelter. His acquisition of the cave is discovered by the local newspapers, who turn Charlie into a laughing stock. The bad publicity infuriates his employers, who end up firing him. Now broke, Charlie and Jane are forced to move into the cave prematurely. The only way they can make money is by wearing animal skins and charging admission to their new home! Even though the cave becomes a popular tourist ...(more)
Insurance agent Charlie Johnson has become preoccupied with the looming prospect of nuclear war. He acquires an underground cave in an old gold mine for he and his wife Jane to use as a fallout shelter. His acquisition of the cave is discovered by the local newspapers, who turn Charlie into a laughing stock. The bad publicity infuriates his employers, who end up firing him. Now broke, Charlie and Jane are forced to move into the cave prematurely. The only way they can make money is by wearing animal skins and charging admission to their new home! Even though the cave becomes a popular tourist attraction, the cramped living quarters soon finds the couple at each other's throats. However, it also holds a secret that will make all their recent trials and tribulations worthwhile. (less)
Director: Lew Landers
Writers: Marion Parsonnet, Leonard Neubauer
Starring: Sonny Tufts, Barbara Payton, John Harmon, Mauritz Hugo, Vici Raaf, Jack Wrightson
Producer: R.D. Ervin
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