El beso mortal (1955)
El detective Mike Hammer recoge en la carretera, en plena noche, a una muchacha que huye de un peligro mortal. Poco después son interceptados por los acosadores, unos despiadados matones que, tras torturar y matar a la muchacha y pegar una paliza al duro detective, les arrojan por un precipicio. Hammer logra salir indemne, y se dedicará a investigar este misterioso caso.
Directora:
Robert Aldrich
Escritor:
A.I. Bezzerides
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Ralph Meeker as Mike Hammer |
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Albert Dekker as Dr. G.E. Soberin |
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Paul Stewart as Carl Evello |
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Juano Hernández as Eddie Yeager |
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Wesley Addy as Lt. Pat Murphy |
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Marian Carr as Friday |
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Maxine Cooper as Velda |
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Cloris Leachman as Christina Bailey |
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Gaby Rodgers as Lily Carver |
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Nick Dennis as Nick |
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Jack Lambert as Sugar Smallhouse |
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Jack Elam as Charlie Max |
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Jerry Zinneman as Sammy |
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Leigh Snowden as Cheesecake |
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Percy Helton as Doc Kennedy |
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Marjorie Bennett as Manager |
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Strother Martin as Harvey Wallace |
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John George as Popcorn Vendor (uncredited) |
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Fortunio Bonanova as Carmen Trivago |
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Nat King Cole as Self - Singer (voice) |
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Kitty White as Club Vocalist |
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Mady Comfort as Nightclub Singer |
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Art Loggins as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Robert Sherman as Gas Station Man (uncredited) |
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Eddie Beal as Sideman (uncredited) |
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Leonard Mudie as Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited) |
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Mort Marshall as Ray Diker |
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James McCallion as Horace |
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Robert Cornthwaite as FBI Agent |
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Silvio Minciotti as Mover |
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Ben Morris as Radio Announcer |
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Paul Richards as Attacker |
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Jesslyn Fax as Horace's Wife |
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James Seay as FBI Agent |
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Sam Balter as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Joe Hernandez as Radio Announcer (voice) |
| Writing | Mickey Spillane | Novel |
| Directing | Robert Aldrich | Director |
| Writing | A.I. Bezzerides | Screenplay |
| Production | Victor Saville | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Luciano | Editor |
| Production | Robert Aldrich | Producer |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound Designer |
| Art | William Glasgow | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Helen Gailey | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Frank De Vol | Original Music Composer |
