Kiss Me Deadly(1955)

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

72

1h 46m

  • Mystery,
  • Thriller,
  • Crime

Overview

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.

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

  • Nick Dennis

    Nick Dennis

    Nick

  • Jack Lambert

    Jack Lambert

    Sugar Smallhouse

  • Jack Elam

    Jack Elam

    Charlie Max

  • 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)

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    Status

    Released (Apr 28, 1955)

    Budget

    $410,000

    Revenue

    $726,000

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