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Director:
Harry Essex
Writers:
Harry Essex (writer)
Mickey Spillane (novel)
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Release Date:
14 August 1953 (USA) more
Genre:
Film-Noir | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
MICKEY SPILLANE'S Kind of Fury, Savagery, Temptation and Man-Woman Violence in 3-D !
Plot:
It's nearly Christmas, but Mike Hammer is on the vengeance trail when Jack, his wartime buddy, is murdered... more | add synopsis
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A Rare Experience more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Biff Elliot ... Mike Hammer
Preston Foster ... Capt. Pat Chambers
Peggie Castle ... Charlotte Manning
Margaret Sheridan ... Velda
Alan Reed ... George Kalecki
Mary Anderson ... Eileen Vickers
Tom Powers ... Milt Miller
Frances Osborne ... Myrna Devlin
Bob Cunningham ... Hal Kines (as Robert Cunningham)
Tani Guthrie ... Mary Bellamy (as Tani Seitz)
Dran Seitz ... Esther Bellamy

Joe Besser ... Pete, Elevator Operator
Paul Dubov ... Marty
John Qualen ... Dr. R.H. Vickers, Veterinarian
Nestor Paiva ... Manuel
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
3 Channel Stereo (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Norway:16 | Finland:(Banned) (1954) | USA:Approved (PCA #16555) | Sweden:15

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Originally filmed in 3D. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by The Girl Hunters (1963) more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
A Rare Experience, 20 September 2003
Author: David Hutchinson (trampyre@aol.com) from Las Vegas, Nevada

I got the chance to see this film today in a movie theater in its original 3-D glory. And WOW- not NEARLY as mediocre as you've heard. The audience LOVED it- what WAS bad dialogue is now hysterically camp. Biff Elliot (the screen's first Mike Hammer) was in attendence, full of vigor at age 80. A charming man, some wonderful anecdotes about his Hollywood experiences, but in his first film, he doesn't cut it. However, the supporting cast is wonderful- Peggy Castle is not only beautiful, but does a wonderful film noir dame. And my almost-Mother-In-Law Margaret Sheridan turns in outstanding support as Mike's secretary Velda...sexy & wise-crackingly smart(she retired in the early 60's to be a housewife and mother to two daughters- unfortunately, she passed away from cancer in 1981). A lot of "B" stars show up, like Elisha Cook Jr. and Joe Besser(the great tie-in to Joe was the 3-D Three Stooges short PARDON MY BACKFIRE which was also shown). And, as for the 3-D, it was rarely shown in that format, and the print shown was definately worn by time, but while there was no mandatory "throw it in your face" shots, the 3-D emminently added to the film's mood, with some wonderful photography, especially in L.A.'s Bradbury Building. I will definately check this one out again, albeit in it's "flat" version!

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