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Hit and Run

Hit and Run

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Hit and Run

""I can't give you anything but love--and murder, baby!""

1957

1h 27m

5.2(20 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A garage owner marries a much younger woman. Trouble begins when he becomes friends with a man who has his eyes on his former-showgirl wife.

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United Artists

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Cleo Moore

Cleo Moore

Julie Hilmer

Hugo Haas

Hugo Haas

Gus Hilmer / Twin Brother

Vince Edwards

Vince Edwards

Frank

Dolores Reed

Miranda

Mara Lea

Anita (as Mari Lea)

Pat Goldin

Undertaker

Carl Milletaire

Carl Milletaire

Lawyer

Robert Cassidy

Sheriff

Dick Paxton

Waiter

Julie Mitchum

Circus Girl

Creative team

Directed by: Hugo Haas
Written by: Hugo Haas
Herbert Lippschitz
Produced by: Hugo Haas

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