The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.
Bill Elliott
as Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle
Helene Stanley
as Connie Wyatt
Keith Larsen
as Ralph Wyatt
Paul Picerni
as Norman Roper
Jack Kruschen
as Lloyd Lavalle
Elaine Riley
as Policewoman Gloria
Robert Bice
as Sgt. Tony Columbo
Rick Vallin
as Deputy Clark
George Eldredge
as Major Sutter
John Phillips
as Deputy Morgan
Regina Gleason
as Mrs. Roper
Rankin Mansfield
as Coroner
