Dial 1119
Dial 1119 is a 1950 film noir directed by Gerald Mayer, nephew of Louis B. Mayer. the film stars Marshall Thompson as a deranged escaped killer holding the customers of a bar hostage. The telephone number 1119 is the police emergency number in the film.
Wyckoff tries to locate a man named Dr. Faron, at both his office and then at his home address an apartment building with no luck. As he leaves the building, it is a warm night, and he notices the Oasis Bar across the street. He goes into the bar and finds there is a good vantage point to observe the entryway to the apartment building. The bar is tended by Chuckles and his assistantreliefperson Skip whose wife is in hospital about to have a baby.Chuckles, seeing a news flash story on the TV, notices Wyckoff is one of his customers and tries, unsuccessfully, to reach a pistol he has stashed behind the bar. At this point, there are four patrons in the bar the sluttish barfly Freddy the young Helen, who is accompanied by an attentive older gentleman, Earl and newspaper reporter Harrison D. Barnes. Chuckles then tries to telephone the police, but Wyckoff shoots Chuckles dead as he is placing the call. Wyckoff then orders the bar patrons to occupy one table, where he can keep an eye on them. Meanwhile, the gunshot and subsequent scream by Helen attracts attention. As a beat police officer approaches the bar, he is shot in the leg by Wyckoff. Bystanders rescue the officer, and a call is made for reinforcements to respond to a man barricaded in the bar. ........
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