Short Cut to Hell

Name: Short Cut to Hell
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1957
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 5.8

1957 · 89 min

Crime · Drama · Thriller

★ 5.8

not streaming

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.

Crew

Director James Cagney
Screenplay W.R. Burnett
Screenplay Albert Maltz
Screenplay Ted Berkman
Director of Photography Haskell B. Boggs

Cast

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)

Crew

Director — James Cagney
Screenplay — W.R. Burnett
Screenplay — Albert Maltz
Screenplay — Ted Berkman
Director of Photography — Haskell B. Boggs

External reads

No articles linked yet.

🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

Deal me more →

Metadata & streaming data: TMDB (JustWatch). This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.