Who is Sam Bowden in Cape Fear (1962)/On Dangerous Ground?

Gregory Peck plays Sam Bowden in the film.

What is Cape Fear (1962)/On Dangerous Ground about?

Double Feature: CAPE FEAR, 1962, Universal, 106 min. Dir. J. Lee Thompson. Gregory Peck is an ordinary family man terrorized by psychotic ex-con Robert Mitchum. A classic Bernard Herrmann score drives this relentless thriller, a finely tuned suspense piece that was remade by Martin Scorsese in 1991. ON DANGEROUS GROUND, 1951, Warner Bros., 82 min. Dir. Nicholas Ray. Violent, embittered metro cop Jim Wilson (Robert Ryan) gets sent upstate to cool off and investigate a small-town murder probe. The search leads him to a fateful confrontation with local blind woman Mary (Ida Lupino, magnificent) and his own black heart.

Cape Fear (1962)/On Dangerous Ground

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Who directed Cape Fear (1962)/On Dangerous Ground?: J. Lee Thompson

Who is Sam Bowden in Cape Fear (1962)/On Dangerous Ground?: Gregory Peck plays Sam Bowden in the film.

What is Cape Fear (1962)/On Dangerous Ground about?: Double Feature: CAPE FEAR, 1962, Universal, 106 min. Dir. J. Lee Thompson. Gregory Peck is an ordinary family man terrorized by psychotic ex-con Robert Mitchum. A classic Bernard Herrmann score drives this relentless thriller, a finely tuned suspense piece that was remade by Martin Scorsese in 1991.

ON DANGEROUS GROUND, 1951, Warner Bros., 82 min. Dir. Nicholas Ray. Violent, embittered metro cop Jim Wilson (Robert Ryan) gets sent upstate to cool off and investigate a small-town murder probe. The search leads him to a fateful confrontation with local blind woman Mary (Ida Lupino, magnificent) and his own black heart.