My Gun Is Quick (1957)

A private detective helps a prostitute being assaulted, and notices that she is wearing a very unique ring. She is later found murdered and there is no trace of the ring, which turns out to... See full summary »

Directors:

Victor Saville (as Phil Victor), George White

Writers:

Mickey Spillane (novel), Richard Collins (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert Bray, Whitney Blake, Patricia Donahue

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Bray	...	Mike Hammer
Whitney Blake	...	Nancy Williams
Patricia Donahue	...	Dione, Blonde Bar-Girl (as Pat Donague)
Donald Randolph	...	Colonel Holloway
Pamela Duncan	...	Velda, Hammer's Secretary
Booth Colman	...	Det. Pat Chambers (as Booth Coleman)
Jan Chaney	...	'Red', Cafe Girl
Genie Coree	...	Maria Teresa Garcia (as Gina Core)
Richard Garland	...	Louis, Henchman
Charles Boaz	...	Gangster
Peter Mamakos	...	LaRoche - Smuggler Chief
Claire Carleton	...	Proprietess
Phil Arnold	...	'Shorty', Cafe Proprietor
John Dennis	...	Al
Terence de Marney	...	Jean, the French Janitor (as Terrence De Marney)

Storyline

A private detective helps a prostitute being assaulted, and notices that she is wearing a very unique ring. She is later found murdered and there is no trace of the ring, which turns out to be part of a cache of jewelry stolen by the Nazis during World War II and smuggled out of France after the war by an American army colonel. The private eye decides to try to find the ring, is hired by the former colonel to find the rest of the jewels, and runs up against a murderous French gang that is also looking for the jewels.

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Plot Keywords:

stripper | shoulder holster | holster | fingerman | psychotronic film | 

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Taglines:

A Band New Blast Of That Mickey Spillane Brand Of Terror...Teasing...And Trigger-Hot Action (original poster)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Bray receives an "introducing" credit.

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Goofs

When they find Maria Teresa Garcia's body in the bathtub and are photographing it. You can see her leg drop down slightly just as Det. Pat Chambers says her name to Mike Hammer.

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Quotes

Mike Hammer: I told you I have a moral objection to murder.

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Connections

Spoofed in My Tongue Is -Quick! (1971)

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Soundtracks

Blue Bells
Written by Marlin Skiles and Stanley Styne

User Reviews

"B" Hammer version

The quintessential Mike Hammer (Robert Bray), haggard, menacing, but essentially a decent guy in a dirty world inhabited by ruthless killers, gets involved in the murder of a young aspiring actress, who only the night before he had met at a lonely downtown diner, and had helped out with bus fare back to her native Nebraska. Her death was related to a piece of jewelry she was carrying, part of a cache of stolen war time jewels. Forced to get to the bottom of the murder, not for money but because of his connection to the girl, he unravels the mystery in the typical Hammer fashion of payoffs and beatings. Released two years after Aldrich's Kiss Me Deadly, MGiQ is the poorer man's version, though it has its own charms, mostly in the way of the LA settings and Bray's portrayal, tired and unshaven, but with the determination of a pit bull.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

August 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Gun Is Quick

Filming Locations:

Hotel Astoria, Olive St. and 3rd St., Bunker Hill, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parklane Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1