{{Short description|1961 film by Edward L. Cahn}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = You Have to Run Fast | image = File:You Have to Run Fast.jpg | caption = | director = [[Edward L. Cahn]] | producer = [[Edward Small]] (uncredited)<br>[[Robert E. Kent]] | writer = [[Orville H. Hampton]] | based_on = | starring = [[Craig Hill (actor)|Craig Hill]]<br>Elaine Edwards<br>[[Grant Richards (actor)|Grant Richards]] | music = [[Richard La Salle]] | cinematography = [[Gilbert Warrenton]] | editing = Robert Carlisle | distributor = [[United Artists]] | studio = Harvard Film | released = {{film date|1961|7||}} | runtime = 73 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }}
'''''You Have to Run Fast''''' is a 1961 American [[crime film]] directed by [[Edward L. Cahn]] and starring [[Craig Hill (actor)|Craig Hill]], Elaine Edwards, and [[Grant Richards (actor)|Grant Richards]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023430/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17409/You-Have-To-Run-Fast/ ''You Have to Run Fast''] at [[TCMDB]]</ref>
==Plot== After trying to save a mortally wounded detective's life, Dr. Condon flees for his own life because of gangster Jim Craven's intention to eliminate him, an eyewitness to the crime. Condon moves to another town and changes his name. He finds lodging in the remote home of the wheelchair-using Colonel Maitland and daughter Laurie.
Craven comes to town, is recognized by a deputy and shoots him. Condon must reveal his true identity as a doctor to operate on the law officer. He is at Craven's mercy, but Colonel Maitland's deadeye aim with a rifle saves his life.
==Cast== * [[Craig Hill (actor)|Craig Hill]] as Dr. Condon / Frank Harlow * Elaine Edwards as Laurie * [[Grant Richards (actor)|Grant Richards]] as Big Jim Craven * [[Willis Bouchey]] as Col. Maitland * [[Claudia Barrett]] as Fran
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|0055631}} * {{TCMDb title|id=17409}} * {{AFI film|21514}}
{{Edward L. Cahn}} {{Edward Small}}
[[Category:1961 films]] [[Category:1961 English-language films]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:1960s crime thriller films]] [[Category:American crime thriller films]] [[Category:Films directed by Edward L. Cahn]] [[Category:Films produced by Edward Small]] [[Category:Films scored by Richard LaSalle]] [[Category:United Artists films]] [[Category:1961 American films]] [[Category:English-language crime thriller films]]