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Kiss Me Deadly
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!

Genres

MysteryThrillerCrime

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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.

Others

Budget

$410000

Revenue

$726000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

28 April 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Mike Hammer

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Dr. G.E. Soberin

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Carl Evello

Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Eddie Yeager

Wesley Addy

Wesley Addy

Lt. Pat Murphy

Marian Carr

Marian Carr

Friday

Maxine Cooper

Maxine Cooper

Velda

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Christina Bailey

Gaby Rodgers

Gaby Rodgers

Lily Carver

Nick Dennis

Nick Dennis

Nick

Jack Lambert

Jack Lambert

Sugar Smallhouse

Jack Elam

Jack Elam

Charlie Max

Jerry Zinneman

Jerry Zinneman

Sammy

Leigh Snowden

Leigh Snowden

Cheesecake

Percy Helton

Percy Helton

Doc Kennedy

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Manager

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Harvey Wallace

John George

John George

Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Carmen Trivago

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

Self - Singer (voice)

Kitty White

Kitty White

Club Vocalist

Mady Comfort

Mady Comfort

Nightclub Singer

Art Loggins

Art Loggins

Bartender (uncredited)

Robert Sherman

Robert Sherman

Gas Station Man (uncredited)

Eddie Beal

Eddie Beal

Sideman (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Leonard Mudie

Athletic Club Clerk (uncredited)

Mort Marshall

Mort Marshall

Ray Diker

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