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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1954-06-25
Languageen
Runtime1h 15m
Production

Lippert Films, Hammer Film Productions

5.9(18)
•1954•1h 15m

Paid to Kill

""I'm the guy who paid to kill... himself!""

CrimeThriller

Overview

A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.

Writing & Screenplay
Paul Tabori
Cinematography
Walter J. Harvey

Principal Cast

18 credited
Dane Clark
Dane ClarkJames Nevill
CC
Cecile ChevreauJoan Peterson
Paul Carpenter
Paul CarpenterPaul Kirby
Thea Gregory
Thea GregoryAndrea Nevill
Anthony Forwood
Anthony ForwoodGlanville
Howard Marion-Crawford
Howard Marion-CrawfordMcGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)
Arthur Young
Arthur YoungHyson
Arnold Diamond
Arnold DiamondPerkins
Peter Gawthorne
Peter GawthorneBowman
Charles Hawtrey
Charles HawtreyBill

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