Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: April 28, 1955
Runtime: 106 minutes
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.2/10 (394 votes)
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Cast
Ralph Meeker
Mike Hammer
Albert Dekker
Dr. G.E. Soberin
Paul Stewart
Carl Evello
Juano Hernández
Eddie Yeager
Wesley Addy
Lt. Pat Murphy
Marian Carr
Friday
Maxine Cooper
Velda
Cloris Leachman
Christina Bailey
Nick Dennis
Nick
Jack Lambert
Sugar Smallhouse
Jack Elam
Charlie Max
Leigh Snowden
Cheesecake
Percy Helton
Doc Kennedy
Marjorie Bennett
Manager
Strother Martin
Harvey Wallace
John George
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
Fortunio Bonanova
Carmen Trivago
Nat King Cole
Self - Singer (voice)
Leonard Mudie
Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)
James McCallion
Horace
Robert Cornthwaite
FBI Agent
Silvio Minciotti
Mover
Paul Richards
Attacker
Jesslyn Fax
Horace's Wife
James Seay
FBI Agent