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 | 2.918 |
Directed By
Dick Powell
Crew
Dick Powell
William Bowers
Irving Wallace
Chester Erskine
Irving Wallace
Edmund Grainger
Roy Webb
Nicholas Musuraca
Robert Ford
Albert S. D'Agostino
Jack Okey
Jack Mills
Darrell Silvera
Mel Berns
Larry Germain
Cliff P. Broughton
Lowell J. Farrell
Fred Fleck
Nate D. Slott
Frank McWhorter
Clem Portman
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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