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You Have to Run Fast

1961, English. Directed by Edward L. Cahn.

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Dr. Frank Harlow is in the process of trying to save a man badly beaten by two gangsters whom he identifies to the police. When the victim dies the charge becomes murder and Harlow hightails it to the far woods where he finds a job as clerk Roger Condon in a sporting-goods store. Harlow's plan is to lay low until the gangsters forget about him. But complications arise from two different sectors. First, Harlow falls in love with the local beauty Laurie Maitland and second, the murderers find out where he is hiding.

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1h 13m
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Language
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You Have to Run Fast is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India.

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Released
1 July 1961
Country
United States of America
Written by
Orville H. Hampton
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You Have to Run Fast is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)

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You Have to Run Fast (1961) was directed by Edward L. Cahn and stars Craig Hill, Elaine Edwards, Grant Richards.

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