

You Have to Run Fast
1961, English. Directed by Edward L. Cahn.
Shoot First...Or Run Fast!
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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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 runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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You Have to Run Fast is streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, and Philo in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like You Have to Run Fast?
If you liked You Have to Run Fast, try Belly, Hoodlum, Each Dawn I Die.
Who directed You Have to Run Fast?
You Have to Run Fast (1961) was directed by Edward L. Cahn and stars Craig Hill, Elaine Edwards, Grant Richards.