Short Cut to Hell

Name: Short Cut to Hell
Director: James Cagney
Released: 1957
Duration: 89 min
Cast: William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers, Murvyn Vye

1957

Dir. James Cagney

1h 29m

USA

Synopsis

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.

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James Cagney

Director

James Cagney

1899 – 1986

James Francis Cagney, Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American film actor. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of roles, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys". In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. In his first performing role, Cagney danced dressed as a woman in the chorus line of the 1919 re…

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