Short Cut to Hell

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's too late.

1h 29m1957TMDb 5.8

CrimeDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

James Cagney

James CagneyDirector · Himself (prologue)

William Bishop

William BishopSgt. Stan Lowery

Robert Ivers

Robert IversKyle Niles

Georgann Johnson

Georgann JohnsonGlory Hamilton

Yvette Vickers

Yvette VickersDaisy

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn VyeNichols

Jacques Aubuchon

Jacques AubuchonBahrwell

Peter Baldwin

Peter BaldwinCarl Adams

Richard Hale

Milton Frome

Milton FromePolice Captain

Douglas Spencer

Douglas SpencerTrain Conductor

Sarah Selby

Sarah SelbySecretary

Storyline

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's too late.

A.C. Lyles Productions

Short Cut to Hell poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 1 September 1957
Runtime: 1h 29m
TMDB score: 5.8 / 10 (13 votes)

Production

Director: James Cagney
Writers: Graham Greene, Albert Maltz, W.R. Burnett
Studios: A.C. Lyles Productions, Paramount Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English