Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Overview
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $410,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $726,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.44 |
Directed By
Robert Aldrich
Crew
Robert Aldrich
Mickey Spillane
A.I. Bezzerides
Robert Aldrich
Victor Saville
Frank De Vol
Ernest Laszlo
Michael Luciano
William Glasgow
Howard Bristol
Robert J. Schiffer
Jack Solomon
Helen Gailey
TOP CAST
Ralph Meeker
Mike Hammer
Albert Dekker
Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewart
Carl Evello
Juano Hernández
Eddie Yeager
Wesley Addy
Lt. Pat Murphy
Marian Carr
Friday
Maxine Cooper
Velda
Cloris Leachman
Christina Bailey
Gaby Rodgers
Lily Carver
Nick Dennis
Nick
Jack Lambert
Sugar Smallhouse
Jack Elam
Charlie Max
Jerry Zinneman
Sammy
Leigh Snowden
Cheesecake
Percy Helton
Doc Kennedy
Marjorie Bennett
Manager
Strother Martin
Harvey Wallace
John George
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova
Carmen Trivago
Nat King Cole
Self - Singer (voice)
Kitty White
Club Vocalist
Mady Comfort
Nightclub Singer
Art Loggins
Bartender (uncredited)
Robert Sherman
Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Eddie Beal
Sideman (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
Mort Marshall
Ray Diker
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