Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
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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Ralph Meeker
as Mike Hammer
as Mike Hammer
Albert Dekker
as Dr. G.E. Soberin
as Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewart
as Carl Evello
as Carl Evello
Juano Hernández
as Eddie Yeager
as Eddie Yeager
Wesley Addy
as Lt. Pat Murphy
as Lt. Pat Murphy
Marian Carr
as Friday
as Friday
Maxine Cooper
as Velda
as Velda
Cloris Leachman
as Christina Bailey
as Christina Bailey
Gaby Rodgers
as Lily Carver
as Lily Carver
Nick Dennis
as Nick
as Nick
Jack Lambert
as Sugar Smallhouse
as Sugar Smallhouse
Jack Elam
as Charlie Max
as Charlie Max
Jerry Zinneman
as Sammy
as Sammy
Leigh Snowden
as Cheesecake
as Cheesecake
Percy Helton
as Doc Kennedy
as Doc Kennedy
Marjorie Bennett
as Manager
as Manager
Strother Martin
as Harvey Wallace
as Harvey Wallace
John George
as Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
as Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova
as Carmen Trivago
as Carmen Trivago
Nat King Cole
as Self - Singer (voice)
as Self - Singer (voice)
Kitty White
as Club Vocalist
as Club Vocalist
Mady Comfort
as Nightclub Singer
as Nightclub Singer
Art Loggins
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Robert Sherman
as Gas Station Man (uncredited)
as Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Eddie Beal
as Sideman (uncredited)
as Sideman (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
as Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
as Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
Mort Marshall
as Ray Diker
as Ray Diker
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Mickey Spillane
Novel
Novel
Robert Aldrich
Director
Director
A.I. Bezzerides
Screenplay
Screenplay
Victor Saville
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Michael Luciano
Editor
Editor
Robert Aldrich
Producer
Producer
Frank De Vol
Music
Music
Jack Solomon
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
William Glasgow
Art Direction
Art Direction
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Helen Gailey
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
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