32:
494:
The controversial cop's lone defender in public is acerbic television personality Perry
Knowland, who turns out to be doing so only to increase his viewership. While trying to find some reason why Ruston would have been skulking in the fog near the apartments and brandishing a gun, Valens meets Alice
490:
to unselfishly aid people in need. Even the elderly lady whom Dr. Ruston often came to visit, Alice
Willows, speaks only with devotion to the doctor, who was very kind to her beloved dog. As Valens investigates Dr. Ruston, he learns that his public image does not match his real life, where he was
498:
Among the few offering a sympathetic ear are his estranged wife, Joanie, and another apartment resident, Walt Cody, a playboy pilot. Cody volunteers to fly Valens down to Mexico to see first-hand why Dr. Ruston commuted there so often. Complications arise when Liz Thayer is found dead in Ruston's
477:
Los
Angeles police sergeant Tom Valens is on a stakeout near an upscale apartment complex when he is forced to defend himself from a mysterious figure who aims a gun at him on a foggy night. The trouble is, the dead man turns out to be a prominent physician and pillar of the community, Dr. James
481:
Valens is in trouble with his department, specifically Roy Klodin, his captain. It doesn't help that Valens is still carrying the memory of having been shot while on duty nearly a year earlier. He is placed under suspension by the force while Frank
Sanderman, a prosecutor with a grudge against
502:
Upon learning that Ruston's office was ransacked, Valens overpowers Musso and goes with Cody to the pet cemetery. They dig up
Willows' dog and find Ruston's gun in the casket. Valens deduces that the dog, who liked Ruston, smelled the doctor's scent on the gun and brought it back to Willows'
485:
Setting out on his own to clear his name, Valens meets resistance from many including Ruston's financial adviser, Calvin York, and the doctor's alcoholic and flirtatious widow, Doris Ruston. Also unwilling to be of help to Valens is the doctor's nurse, Liz Thayer, who knew Ruston only as a
1026:
49:
1001:
981:
933:
986:
1006:
976:
813:
1016:
991:
727:
971:
893:
138:
96:
996:
115:
491:
unfaithful to his wife and had money troubles which mysteriously disappeared when Dr. Ruston doubled his income a few years prior.
68:
1011:
885:
75:
909:
621:
515:
operation and that he knows Cody was Ruston's partner in the scheme. Cody draws a gun on Valens, but Valens shoots him dead.
53:
1021:
869:
445:
20:
82:
436:
64:
42:
821:
749:
720:
495:
Willows again after her dog passes away and she has him buried with all of his toys at a nearby pet cemetery.
901:
837:
861:
499:
ransacked office, obliging Valens' partner, Sgt. Ed Musso, to try to place his friend under arrest.
89:
966:
713:
590:
440:
381:
345:
925:
877:
853:
466:
274:
757:
678:
789:
689:
572:
560:
508:
462:
377:
369:
248:
228:
214:
797:
443:. Filming took place between the third and fourth seasons of Janssen's television series
917:
773:
596:
578:
566:
512:
421:
397:
393:
389:
238:
218:
176:
960:
941:
829:
805:
548:
524:
373:
353:
206:
194:
655:
554:
530:
432:
428:
409:
401:
357:
210:
198:
641:
781:
683:
584:
542:
385:
361:
202:
137:
31:
705:
845:
737:
458:
450:
413:
349:
263:
161:
151:
507:. Valens tells Cody that Ruston had doubled his income by using his trips to
503:
apartment. The barrel of the gun is packed with thousands of dollars of pure
536:
365:
700:
694:
439:
but never made it onto the screen when both agreed to contracts with the
405:
672:
404:. The screenplay concerns a police sergeant who kills a man while on a
504:
487:
709:
609:
457:
episode "A Taste of
Tomorrow", while the film was directed by
25:
482:
trigger-happy cops, files manslaughter charges against him.
329:
321:
313:
303:
280:
270:
254:
244:
234:
224:
190:
182:
167:
157:
147:
130:
56:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
478:Ruston, and his gun cannot be found at the scene.
721:
8:
728:
714:
706:
136:
127:
116:Learn how and when to remove this message
633:
1027:English-language crime thriller films
7:
486:humanitarian who made many trips to
435:signed to appear in the film during
54:adding citations to reliable sources
14:
656:"DVD Savant Review: Warning Shot"
30:
1002:Films scored by Jerry Goldsmith
982:American police detective films
886:Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
41:needs additional citations for
987:Films based on American novels
622:List of American films of 1967
408:, then must prove that it was
1:
1007:1960s police procedural films
977:American crime thriller films
870:The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
65:"Warning Shot" 1967 film
21:Warning shot (disambiguation)
1017:1960s English-language films
992:Films directed by Buzz Kulik
449:. The script was written by
416:was based on the 1965 novel
934:Around the World in 80 Days
1043:
972:1960s crime thriller films
814:The Man Who Came to Dinner
289:January 18, 1967
18:
822:Incident on a Dark Street
744:
608:The film was released on
348:directed and produced by
135:
997:Paramount Pictures films
750:The Explosive Generation
418:711 - Officer Needs Help
173:711 - Officer Needs Help
1012:American neo-noir films
453:, who had authored the
16:1967 film by Buzz Kulik
894:From Here to Eternity
465:. It was released by
461:with a jazz score by
264:Bob Banner Associates
1022:1960s American films
569:as Mrs. Doris Ruston
412:. The screenplay by
50:improve this article
19:For other uses, see
539:as Capt. Roy Klodin
441:Los Angeles Dodgers
346:crime-thriller film
344:is a 1967 American
926:Too Young the Hero
878:Kill Me If You Can
854:Cage Without a Key
736:Films directed by
642:"AFI|Catalog"
551:as Frank Sanderman
527:as Sgt. Tom Valens
467:Paramount Pictures
437:their 1966 holdout
275:Paramount Pictures
952:
951:
910:George Washington
758:The Yellow Canary
587:as Perry Knowland
337:
336:
126:
125:
118:
100:
1034:
730:
723:
716:
707:
660:
659:
652:
646:
645:
638:
591:Carroll O'Connor
557:as Alice Willows
545:as Sgt. Ed Musso
533:as Joanie Valens
382:Carroll O'Connor
296:
294:
140:
128:
121:
114:
110:
107:
101:
99:
58:
34:
26:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1031:
957:
956:
953:
948:
740:
734:
690:Rotten Tomatoes
669:
664:
663:
654:
653:
649:
640:
639:
635:
630:
618:
606:
599:as Orville Ames
573:George Grizzard
561:Stefanie Powers
521:
475:
463:Jerry Goldsmith
427:Baseball stars
378:George Grizzard
370:Stefanie Powers
306:
299:
292:
290:
283:
266:
259:
257:
249:Jerry Goldsmith
229:Joseph F. Biroc
217:
215:Stefanie Powers
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
143:
122:
111:
105:
102:
59:
57:
47:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1040:
1038:
1030:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
959:
958:
950:
949:
947:
946:
938:
930:
922:
918:Women of Valor
914:
906:
898:
890:
882:
874:
866:
858:
850:
842:
834:
826:
818:
810:
802:
794:
786:
778:
774:Sergeant Ryker
770:
762:
754:
745:
742:
741:
735:
733:
732:
725:
718:
710:
704:
703:
692:
681:
668:
667:External links
665:
662:
661:
647:
632:
631:
629:
626:
625:
624:
617:
614:
605:
602:
601:
600:
597:Walter Pidgeon
594:
588:
582:
581:as Calvin York
579:George Sanders
576:
570:
567:Eleanor Parker
564:
558:
552:
546:
540:
534:
528:
520:
517:
513:drug smuggling
474:
471:
422:Whit Masterson
398:George Sanders
394:Walter Pidgeon
390:Eleanor Parker
335:
334:
331:
327:
326:
323:
319:
318:
315:
311:
310:
307:
304:
301:
300:
298:
297:
286:
284:
281:
278:
277:
272:
271:Distributed by
268:
267:
262:
260:
255:
252:
251:
246:
242:
241:
239:Archie Marshek
236:
232:
231:
226:
225:Cinematography
222:
221:
219:Eleanor Parker
192:
188:
187:
184:
180:
179:
177:Whit Masterson
169:
165:
164:
159:
155:
154:
149:
145:
144:
141:
133:
132:
124:
123:
38:
36:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1039:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
964:
962:
955:
944:
943:
942:Lucky Chances
939:
936:
935:
931:
928:
927:
923:
920:
919:
915:
912:
911:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
895:
891:
888:
887:
883:
880:
879:
875:
872:
871:
867:
864:
863:
859:
856:
855:
851:
848:
847:
843:
840:
839:
838:Pioneer Woman
835:
832:
831:
827:
824:
823:
819:
816:
815:
811:
808:
807:
806:To Find a Man
803:
800:
799:
795:
792:
791:
787:
784:
783:
779:
776:
775:
771:
768:
767:
763:
760:
759:
755:
752:
751:
747:
746:
743:
739:
731:
726:
724:
719:
717:
712:
711:
708:
702:
698:
697:
693:
691:
687:
686:
682:
680:
676:
675:
671:
670:
666:
657:
651:
648:
643:
637:
634:
627:
623:
620:
619:
615:
613:
611:
603:
598:
595:
593:as Paul Jerez
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
563:as Liz Thayer
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
549:Sam Wanamaker
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
532:
529:
526:
525:David Janssen
523:
522:
518:
516:
514:
510:
506:
500:
496:
492:
489:
483:
479:
472:
470:
468:
464:
460:
456:
452:
448:
447:
442:
438:
434:
430:
425:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
374:Sam Wanamaker
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
354:David Janssen
352:and starring
351:
347:
343:
342:
333:$ 2.5 million
332:
328:
324:
320:
317:United States
316:
312:
308:
302:
288:
287:
285:
279:
276:
273:
269:
265:
261:
253:
250:
247:
243:
240:
237:
233:
230:
227:
223:
220:
216:
212:
208:
207:Sam Wanamaker
204:
200:
196:
195:David Janssen
193:
189:
185:
181:
178:
174:
170:
166:
163:
160:
158:Screenplay by
156:
153:
150:
146:
139:
134:
129:
120:
117:
109:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67: –
66:
62:
61:Find sources:
55:
51:
45:
44:
39:This article
37:
33:
28:
27:
22:
954:
940:
932:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
884:
876:
868:
860:
852:
844:
836:
828:
820:
812:
804:
798:Brian's Song
796:
788:
780:
772:
766:Warning Shot
765:
764:
756:
748:
696:Warning Shot
695:
685:Warning Shot
684:
674:Warning Shot
673:
650:
636:
607:
575:as Walt Cody
555:Lillian Gish
531:Joan Collins
501:
497:
493:
484:
480:
476:
454:
446:The Fugitive
444:
433:Don Drysdale
429:Sandy Koufax
426:
417:
410:self-defense
402:Lillian Gish
358:Joan Collins
341:Warning Shot
340:
339:
338:
305:Running time
282:Release date
211:Lillian Gish
199:Joan Collins
172:
131:Warning Shot
112:
103:
93:
86:
79:
72:
60:
48:Please help
43:verification
40:
782:Villa Rides
585:Steve Allen
543:Keenan Wynn
511:to cover a
386:Steve Allen
362:Keenan Wynn
203:Keenan Wynn
183:Produced by
148:Directed by
142:Film poster
967:1967 films
961:Categories
902:The Hunter
846:Bad Ronald
738:Buzz Kulik
628:References
604:Home media
459:Buzz Kulik
451:Mann Rubin
414:Mann Rubin
350:Buzz Kulik
293:1967-01-18
256:Production
186:Buzz Kulik
162:Mann Rubin
152:Buzz Kulik
76:newspapers
612:in 2005.
537:Ed Begley
366:Ed Begley
235:Edited by
701:AllMovie
616:See also
455:Fugitive
406:stakeout
322:Language
309:100 min.
245:Music by
191:Starring
168:Based on
106:May 2019
325:English
314:Country
291: (
258:company
90:scholar
945:(1990)
937:(1989)
929:(1988)
921:(1986)
913:(1984)
905:(1980)
897:(1979)
889:(1978)
881:(1977)
873:(1976)
865:(1975)
857:(1975)
849:(1974)
841:(1973)
833:(1973)
830:Shamus
825:(1973)
817:(1972)
809:(1972)
801:(1971)
793:(1969)
785:(1968)
777:(1968)
769:(1967)
761:(1963)
753:(1961)
505:heroin
488:Mexico
330:Budget
171:novel
92:
85:
78:
71:
63:
97:JSTOR
83:books
862:Babe
790:Riot
679:IMDb
519:Cast
509:Baja
473:Plot
431:and
400:and
69:news
699:at
688:at
677:at
610:DVD
420:by
175:by
52:by
963::
469:.
424:.
396:,
392:,
388:,
384:,
380:,
376:,
372:,
368:,
364:,
360:,
356:,
729:e
722:t
715:v
658:.
644:.
295:)
119:)
113:(
108:)
104:(
94:·
87:·
80:·
73:·
46:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.