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Kiss Me Deadly( 1955)

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Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ralph Meeker

      Mike Hammer

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      Albert Dekker

      Dr. G.E. Soberin

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      Paul Stewart

      Carl Evello

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      Juano Hernández

      Eddie Yeager

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      Wesley Addy

      Lt. Pat Murphy

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      Marian Carr

      Friday

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      Maxine Cooper

      Velda

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      Cloris Leachman

      Christina Bailey

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      Gaby Rodgers

      Lily Carver

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      Nick Dennis

      Nick

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      Jack Lambert

      Sugar Smallhouse

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      Jack Elam

      Charlie Max

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      Jerry Zinneman

      Sammy

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      Leigh Snowden

      Cheesecake

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      Percy Helton

      Doc Kennedy

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      Marjorie Bennett

      Manager

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      Strother Martin

      Harvey Wallace

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      John George

      Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)

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      Fortunio Bonanova

      Carmen Trivago

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      Nat King Cole

      Self - Singer (voice)

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      Kitty White

      Club Vocalist

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      Mady Comfort

      Nightclub Singer

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      Art Loggins

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Robert Sherman

      Gas Station Man (uncredited)

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      Eddie Beal

      Sideman (uncredited)

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      Leonard Mudie

      Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)

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      Mort Marshall

      Ray Diker

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Mar 03 2020
    Yesterday I was looking for a thread, today I'm looking for a piece of string. Mike Hammer is driving down a dark highway when a half naked blonde forces him to stop, this event sends Hammer spiralling on a journey that may have a cataclysmic consequence for all involved. Kiss Me Deadly is a harsh movie, it contains an array of characters that are dislikable in the extreme, nobody can be trusted, and everyone on the surface appears to be selfish in their respective motivations. Taking in torture, murder, violence on tap, and a wonderful mystery plot, it's not hard to see why the film has...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    410000.00

    Revenue

    726000.00

    Keywords

    • film noir
    • hitchhiker
    • beach house
    • convertable