Short Cut to Hell (1957)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1957-09-01
Director: James Cagney
Writers: Graham Greene , Ted Berkman , Raphael Blau , W.R. Burnett
Language: English
Stars: William Bishop , Robert Ivers , Georgann Johnson , Yvette Vickers , Murvyn Vye , Jacques Aubuchon , Peter Baldwin , Richard Hale , Roscoe Ates (1895–1962) , Joe Bassett
Runtime: 89 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: To mystiko tou syndikatou tou eglimatos (Greece) , Läpikulku helvettiin (Finland) , À deux pas de l'enfer (France, French Republic) , 地獄への近道 (Japan) , Op twee passen van de hel (Belgium) , À deux pas de l'enfer (Belgium) , Short Cut to Hell , Omringad (Sweden) , Atajo al infierno (Spain) , Scorciatoia per l'inferno (Italy) , Atalho Para o Inferno (Brazil) , Mit dem Satan auf Du , À deux pas de l'enfer (Canada) , Atalho para o inferno (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Short Cut to Hell (United Kingdom) , Short Cut to Hell (United States of America)
Plot: A professional hitman is hired by a friend to commit two murders. His friend pays him off in what turns out to be stolen money, and the police soon trace the money to him. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit and threatens to kill her unless the hunt is called off.
IMDB:tt0050964