The Long Wait

The Long Wait is a 1954 American crime drama film noir directed by Victor Saville starring Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Gene Evans and Peggie Castle. The film is based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Mickey Spillane. Johnny McBride (Anthony Quinn) is badly hurt while hitch hiking and loses his memory when the car he is riding in crashes. Two years later, a clue leads him to his old hometown, where he finds he is a murder suspect. McBride tries to clear his name of the presumed murder charges, but local thugs working for the mob boss try to end his meddling.