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Hell's Half Acre

  • 19541954
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Philip Ahn, Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, Evelyn Keyes, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
ActionAdventureCrime
An American woman goes to Hawaii to search for her husband, MIA since the war, but he's a fugitive from the law and involved in a private feud against his former crime syndicate partners.An American woman goes to Hawaii to search for her husband, MIA since the war, but he's a fugitive from the law and involved in a private feud against his former crime syndicate partners.An American woman goes to Hawaii to search for her husband, MIA since the war, but he's a fugitive from the law and involved in a private feud against his former crime syndicate partners.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
540
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John H. Auer
  • Writer
    • Steve Fisher
  • Stars
    • Wendell Corey
    • Evelyn Keyes
    • Elsa Lanchester
  • Director
    • John H. Auer
  • Writer
    • Steve Fisher
  • Stars
    • Wendell Corey
    • Evelyn Keyes
    • Elsa Lanchester
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Elsa Lanchester and Evelyn Keyes in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Nancy Gates in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Philip Ahn, Marie Windsor, and Robert M. Luck in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Evelyn Keyes in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, Evelyn Keyes, Leonard Strong, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Philip Ahn, Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes, Leonard Strong, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, Evelyn Keyes, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, Evelyn Keyes, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, Evelyn Keyes, Leonard Strong, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, Evelyn Keyes, and Marie Windsor in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Philip Ahn, Wendell Corey, Nancy Gates, and Evelyn Keyes in Hell's Half Acre (1954)
    Wendell Corey and Evelyn Keyes in Hell's Half Acre (1954)

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    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Chet Chester
    Evelyn Keyes
    Evelyn Keyes
    • Donna Williams
    Elsa Lanchester
    Elsa Lanchester
    • Lida O'Reilly
    Marie Windsor
    Marie Windsor
    • Rose Otis
    Nancy Gates
    Nancy Gates
    • Sally Lee
    Leonard Strong
    Leonard Strong
    • Ippy
    Jesse White
    Jesse White
    • Tubby Otis
    Keye Luke
    Keye Luke
    • Chief Dan
    Philip Ahn
    Philip Ahn
    • Roger Kong
    Robert Shield
    • Frank Ulman
    Clair Widenaar
    • Jamison
    Robert Costa
    • 'Slim' Novak
    Leimomi Chung
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Akira Fukunaga
    • Filipino
    • (uncredited)
    Lehua Lima
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    Robert M. Luck
    • Harry
    • (uncredited)
    Tiger Joe Marsh
    • George
    • (uncredited)
    Kuuleialihi Punua
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John H. Auer
    • Writer
      • Steve Fisher
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    • Goofs
      While Donna Williams and Lida O'Reilly are talking in Lida's cab, they drive past the same distinctive parked car (an MG-TD) three times.
    • Soundtracks
      Polynesian Rhapsody
      Written by Jack Pitman (as Jack Pittman)
      Sung by The Kaumakapili Choir

    User reviews15

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    Aloha Noir
    This flat-footed, full-of-holes feature is nonetheless fascinating because of its Honolulu locale and exotic characters. Marie Windsor as Jesse White's wife and Philip Ahn's mistress? Film noir nirvana! And the Production Code vision of a hellish den of iniquity? A crisply clean framework of lumber and whitewash enclosing gambling parlors and taxi-dancehalls!
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    • carolynpaetow
    • Oct 7, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Razzia im Chinesenviertel
    • Filming locations
      • Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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