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Short Cut to Hell is a american film of genre Drama directed by James Cagney released in USA on 1 september 1957 with Georgann Johnson
Short Cut to Hell (1957)
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Add to a movie listShort Cut to Hell (1957) is an American film noir, filmed in black-and-white VistaVision, starring Robert Ivers and Georgann Johnson. The film is the only directorial effort by famous actor James Cagney.
Short Cut to Hell is a remake of the 1941 Alan Ladd film This Gun for Hire, which in turn was based on the Graham Greene novel A Gun for Sale.
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Professional hitman Kyle Niles (Ivers) is hired to commit two murders and afterwards double-crossed by his employer Bahrwell (Aubuchon). Seeking revenge, Kyle kidnaps singer Glory Hamilton (Johnson), the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit (Bishop). Kyle is finally able to get even with Bahrwell, and in the process reveals his long-dormant "good" side.Actors
Georgann Johnson
(Glory Hamilton)
Murvyn Vye
(Nichols)
Jacques Aubuchon
(Bahrwell)
Peter Baldwin
(Carl Adams)
Richard Hale
(AT)
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