U.S. label ClassicFlix confirmed today that the 4K restoration of Henry S. Kesler's noir thriller
Five Steps to Danger (1957) has been completed, and revealed the cover art for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the restoration, which is expected to arrive on the market this Spring.
Synopsis: Hitchhiking on a deserted New Mexico road after his car breaks down, John Emmett (Sterling Hayden) gets picked up by Ann Nicholson (Ruth Roman), who is in a rush to reach Santa Fe, N.M. The distraught Ann is being pursued by psychiatrist Frederick Simmons (Werner Klemperer), who has been treating her in Los Angeles since she had a nervous breakdown, but she tells John that she is in possession of nuclear secrets that she must deliver to Dr. Reinhart Kissel (Karl Lindt) at a Santa Fe university. (Cinematography by Kenneth Peach,
Chicago Confidential,
Curse of the Faceless Man).
*Please note that the restoration stills that are included with this announcement were provided by ClassicFlix for promotional purposes only and are not representative of the actual quality of the technical presentation of Five Steps to Danger.

