Short Cut to Hell
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58% Critic Match

Short Cut to Hell

5.8 / 10 1957 1h 29mNR English
CrimeDramaThriller

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

William Bishop

William Bishop

Sgt. Stan Lowery

Lead
Robert Ivers

Robert Ivers

Kyle Niles

Georgann Johnson

Georgann Johnson

Glory Hamilton

Yvette Vickers

Yvette Vickers

Daisy

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn Vye

Nichols

Jacques Aubuchon

Jacques Aubuchon

Bahrwell

Peter Baldwin

Peter Baldwin

Carl Adams

Richard Hale

Richard Hale

AT

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Cagney's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Short Cut to Hell is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker