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5.3/10   42 votes
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Director:
James Cagney
Writers (WGA):
Graham Greene (novel)
Ted Berkman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
September 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
A professional hitman is hired by a friend to commit two murders. His friend pays him off in what turns out to be stolen money... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Half invention,half convention. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
William Bishop ... Sgt. Stan Lowery
Robert Ivers ... Kyle Niles
Georgann Johnson ... Glory Hamilton
Yvette Vickers ... Daisy
Murvyn Vye ... Nichols

Jacques Aubuchon ... Bahrwell
Peter Baldwin ... Carl Adams

Richard Hale ... AT
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Additional Details

Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In Oct. 1957, this film was widely exhibited on the drive-in theater circuit on a double bill with The Devil's Hairpin (1957). more
Quotes:
[Kyle just told Glory that he's a professional killer]
Glory Hamilton: Is there anything you like about yourself?
Kyle: Yeah. I never miss.
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Movie Connections:
Version of This Gun for Hire (1942) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Half invention,half convention., 19 November 2002
Author: dbdumonteil

Robert Ivers ,mainly in the first part ,gives an impressive performance:impassive ,deadpan,cold as ice ,he will make you shiver with his robotic swagger.When he kills the secretary after her boss,the directing(and performance) seems years ahead of its time.Ditto for the scene in the restaurant where his "client" is savoring mint chocolates or later in the train where he meets the chanteuse.

The problem lies in this singer's character:the courageous young girl,who feels for the unfortunate killer who's got a raw deal,whose drunkard of a father treated him so bad he could be nothing but an outlaw etc etc etc.After an offbeat and intriguing first part,the movie turns predictable and the "moving" ending is business as usual.

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