The Girl Hunters (1963)
Overview
Mickey Spillane plays his own creation, street-thug-turned-PI Mike Hammer, in this 1963 adaptation of his novel. The film opens with Hammer on the downside of a years-long bender, scooped out of the gutter by a bitter cop intent on prying information from a dying man. Inspired to clean up his act by the secrets he hears, Hammer hits the streets on a personal crusade to find the love of his life. Future Bond girl Shirley Earton costars as a glamorous society widow who goes slumming with Hammer.--Sean Axmaker
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.652 |
Directed By
Roy Rowland
Crew
Roy Rowland
Mickey Spillane
Mickey Spillane
Robert Fellows
Robert Fellows
Philip Green
Kenneth Talbot
Sidney Stone
Tony Inglis
Rene Coke
Dan Millstein
Sidney Turner
Jim Roddan
Fred Turtle
Hugh Strain
Gerry Turner
Roy Rowland
Denis Johnson
TOP CAST
Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer
Shirley Eaton
Laura Knapp
Lloyd Nolan
Arthur Rickerby
Scott Peters
Pat Chambers
Hy Gardner
Hy Gardner
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Larry Snyder
James Dyrenforth
Bayliss
Murray Kash
Richie Cole
Clive Endersby
Duck-Duck
Larry Taylor
Dragon
Larry Cross
Red Markham
Nellie Hanham
Landlady
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