Short Cut to Hell

Short Cut to Hell

89 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 1, 1957

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.

Short Cut to Hell

89 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 1, 1957

Short Cut to Hell
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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Paramount, A.C. Lyles Productions
Original title Short Cut to Hell
Directors James Cagney
Writers W.R. Burnett, Albert Maltz, Ted Berkman, Graham Greene

Cast

William Bishop

as Sgt. Stan Lowery

Robert Ivers

as Kyle Niles

Georgann Johnson

as Glory Hamilton

Yvette Vickers

as Daisy

Murvyn Vye

as Nichols

Jacques Aubuchon

as Bahrwell

Peter Baldwin

as Carl Adams

Richard Hale

as AT

Milton Frome

as Police Captain

Douglas Spencer

as Train Conductor

Sarah Selby

as Secretary

James Cagney

as Himself (prologue)