Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!
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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Cast

Ralph Meeker Ralph Meeker As: Mike Hammer
Albert Dekker Albert Dekker As: Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewart Paul Stewart As: Carl Evello
Juano Hernández Juano Hernández As: Eddie Yeager
Wesley Addy Wesley Addy As: Lt. Pat Murphy
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!
Certification: 18

Details

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Language: English

Release Date: 28 April 1955

Country: US

Runtime: 106m

Company Credits

Company: Parklane Pictures Inc., United Artists

Budget: $410,000

Revenue: $726,000

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Cast

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Mike Hammer

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Dr. G.E. Soberin

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Carl Evello

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Eddie Yeager

Wesley Addy

Wesley Addy

Lt. Pat Murphy

Marian Carr

Marian Carr

Friday

Maxine Cooper

Maxine Cooper

Velda

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Christina Bailey

Gaby Rodgers

Gaby Rodgers

Lily Carver

Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

Nick

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Sugar Smallhouse

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Charlie Max

Jerry Zinneman

Jerry Zinneman

Sammy

Leigh Snowden

Leigh Snowden

Cheesecake

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

Doc Kennedy

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Manager

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Harvey Wallace

John George

John George

Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Carmen Trivago

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Self - Singer (voice)

Kitty White

Kitty White

Club Vocalist

Mady Comfort

Mady Comfort

Nightclub Singer

Art Loggins

Art Loggins

Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Sherman

Robert Sherman

Gas Station Man (uncredited)

Eddie Beal

Eddie Beal

Sideman (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)

Mort Marshall

Mort Marshall

Ray Diker

Directed By

Robert Aldrich

Robert Aldrich

Director

Helen Gailey

Helen Gailey

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Robert Aldrich

Robert Aldrich

Producer

Victor Saville

Victor Saville

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Robert J. Schiffer

Robert J. Schiffer

Makeup Artist

Sound

Frank De Vol

Frank De Vol

Music

Jack Solomon

Jack Solomon

Sound Designer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ernest Laszlo

Ernest Laszlo

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

William Glasgow

William Glasgow

Art Direction

Howard Bristol

Howard Bristol

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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