Short Cut to Hell

Plot

A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it... read more

  • James Cagney

    Director

  • Graham Greene

    Novel

  • Albert Maltz

    Screenplay

  • W.R. Burnett

    Screenplay

  • Ted Berkman

    Screenplay

  • William Bishop

    Sgt. Stan Lowery

  • Robert Ivers

    Kyle Niles

  • Georgann Johnson

    Glory Hamilton

  • Yvette Vickers

    Daisy

  • Murvyn Vye

    Nichols

  • Jacques Aubuchon

    Bahrwell

  • Peter Baldwin

    Carl Adams

  • Richard Hale

    AT

  • Milton Frome

    Police Captain

  • Douglas Spencer

    Train Conductor

  • Sarah Selby

    Secretary

  • James Cagney

    Himself (prologue)

  • Runtime

    89 minutes

    Released

    1957-09-01

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    A.C. Lyles Productions

    Paramount Pictures

    Updated

    10 days ago

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