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The Girl Hunters
“Rough! Ripping! Raw!”
5.7 / 10• 1963• 1h 38m•NR• English
CrimeMystery
Storyline
Mickey Spillane plays his own creation, street-thug-turned-PI Mike Hammer, in this 1963 adaptation of his novel. The film opens with Hammer on the downside of a years-long bender, scooped out of the gutter by a bitter cop intent on prying information from a dying man. Inspired to clean up his act by the secrets he hears, Hammer hits the streets on a personal crusade to find the love of his life. Future Bond girl Shirley Eaton costars as a glamorous society widow who goes slumming with Hammer.--Sean Axmaker
Cast & Crew
Mickey Spillane
Mike Hammer
Lead
Shirley Eaton
Laura Knapp
Lloyd Nolan
Arthur Rickerby
Scott Peters
Pat Chambers
Hy Gardner
Hy Gardner
GK
Guy Kingsley Poynter
Larry Snyder
JD
James Dyrenforth
Bayliss
MK
Murray Kash
Richie Cole
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roy Rowland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Girl Hunters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
