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Split Second

Split Second

Steel Your Nerves! Here's excitement that will smash them!

1953 1h 25mThrillerCrime

Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.

3.2/5

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Synopsis

Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.

The vibe

atomic bomb testfilm noirblack and white

Behind it

Dick PowellDick PowellDirectorWilliam BowersWilliam BowersScreenplayChester ErskineStoryIrving WallaceScreenplayRoy WebbRoy WebbComposerNicholas MusuracaNicholas MusuracaCinematography

Cast

Stephen McNallyStephen McNallySam HurleyAlexis SmithAlexis SmithKay GarvenJan SterlingJan SterlingDorothy 'Dottie' ValeKeith AndesKeith AndesLarry FlemingArthur HunnicuttArthur HunnicuttAsa TremainePaul KellyPaul KellyBart MooreRobert PaigeRobert PaigeArthur AshtonRichard EganRichard EganDoctor Neal GarvenFrank De KovaFrank De KovaDummy

Director

Dick Powell

Writers

William Bowers, Chester Erskine, Irving Wallace

Release date

2 May 1953

Runtime

1h 25m

Studio

RKO Radio Pictures

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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