1955-04-28 Mystery, Thriller, Crime, 1h 46m
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
Mike Hammer
Dr. G.E. Soberin
Carl Evello
Eddie Yeager
Lt. Pat Murphy
Friday
Velda
Christina Bailey
Lily Carver
Nick
Sugar Smallhouse
Charlie Max
Sammy
Cheesecake
Doc Kennedy
Manager
Harvey Wallace
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
Carmen Trivago
Self - Singer (voice)
Club Vocalist
Nightclub Singer
Bartender (uncredited)
Gas Station Man (uncredited)
Sideman (uncredited)
Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
Ray Diker
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
The Story of Temple Drake
The Invisible Wall
The Trial of Joan of Arc
Defenseless
Take One False Step
Topkapi
November
Summertime
Kiss of Death
Atlantic City
Oklahoma!
Night and the City
The Caine Mutiny
Ashes and Diamonds
Leave Her to Heaven
Veronica Guerin
Detour
Pickup on South Street
When the Angels Sleep
Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget$410,000
Revenue$726,000
Production Companies