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Short Cut to Hell(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-09-01
57%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
Overview:
A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it's too late.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
A.C. Lyles Productions
Movie: Short Cut to Hell
Top 10 Billed 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
Milton Frome
Police Captain
Douglas Spencer
Train Conductor
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A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it's too late.
Release Date
1957-09-01
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5.708
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