the disturbed veteran become a staple character of the postwar noir cycle . in dial 1119 the equivalent of 911 today clean cut marshall thompson play the most whack out of the bunch and a cold and disengaged psycho who kill without reaction or remorse . rid the big dog into town ( the aptly name terminal city ) and he steal the bus driver gun and and when confront and plugs him dead . then he hole up in a bar contain a cross section of small town america while the lively of them be andrea king a man hungry barfly helen . seem he return to town to meet with the police psychiatrist who know the real story behind his shell shock persona . dial 1119 be an engaging ( if never quite grip ) drama and part of mgm low budget and black and white early 1950s production under dore schary .