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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.
Rated NR | Length 106 minutes
Percy Helton | Albert Dekker | Nick Dennis | Jack Elam | Strother Martin | Cloris Leachman | Paul Stewart | Ralph Meeker | Fortunio Bonanova | Wesley Addy | Nat 'King' Cole | Juano Hernandez | Marian Carr | Maxine Cooper | Marjorie Bennett | John George | Leonard Mudie | Jack Lambert | Mort Marshall | Gaby Rodgers | Jerry Zinneman | Leigh Snowden | Robert Sherman | Mady Comfort | Kitty White | Art Loggins | Eddie Beal
This movie makes a lot of “must watch” noir lists, so I finally got it from Netflix and gave it a watch.
It’s so weird to see a young Cloris Leachman in this, but she’s great.
Based on a Mickey Spillane novel, it’s a good noir with some unexpected twists to it. Mike Hammer, the detective, isn’t very likable, but that’s the point. I enjoyed it.
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