26 Dec 1950
The Man Who Cheated Himself
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
Kiss Me Deadly
Blood red kisses! White hot thrills! Mickey Spillane’s latest H-bomb!
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.
Top Billed 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
Gaby Rodgers Lily Carver
Nick Dennis Nick
Jack Lambert Sugar Smallhouse
Jack Elam Charlie Max
Jerry Zinneman Sammy
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)
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