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Hell's Half Acre
Hell's Half Acre

Hell's Half Acre

City of Sin... toughest spot in the Pacific

Genres

DramaMysteryThriller

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A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

01 June 1954

Country

United States of America

Cast

Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams

Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Donna Williams

Elsa Lanchester

Elsa Lanchester

Lida O'Reilly

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Rose

Nancy Gates

Nancy Gates

Sally Lee

Leonard Strong

Leonard Strong

Ippy

Jesse White

Jesse White

Tubby Otis

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Police Chief Dan

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Roger Kong

Clair Widenaar

Clair Widenaar

Jamison

Robert Costa

Robert Costa

'Slim' Novak

Robert Shield

Robert Shield

Frank

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