Split Second (1953)
Overview
Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.2207 |
Directed By
Dick Powell
Crew
William Bowers
Chester Erskine
Edmund Grainger
Robert Ford
Irving Wallace
Nicholas Musuraca
Dick Powell
Irving Wallace
Roy Webb
Albert S. D'Agostino
Lowell J. Farrell
Jack Okey
Clem Portman
Larry Germain
Nate D. Slott
Darrell Silvera
Cliff P. Broughton
Fred Fleck
Jack Mills
Mel Berns
Frank McWhorter
TOP CAST
Stephen McNally
Sam Hurley
Alexis Smith
Kay Garven
Jan Sterling
Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale
Keith Andes
Larry Fleming
Arthur Hunnicutt
Asa Tremaine
Paul Kelly
Bart Moore
Robert Paige
Arthur Ashton
Richard Egan
Doctor Neal Garven
Frank De Kova
Dummy
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