Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

About This Movie

Kiss Me Deadly is a 1955 mystery and thriller film directed by Robert Aldrich. Its leading cast includes Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker and Paul Stewart. It runs for 1 hour 46 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Official Trailer

KISS ME DEADLY Trailer (1955) - The Criterion Collection · plays from YouTube

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
• G Gaby Rodgers Lily Carver
• Nick Dennis Nick
• Jack Lambert Sugar Smallhouse
• Jack Elam Charlie Max
• J Jerry Zinneman Sammy
• Leigh Snowden Cheesecake
• Percy Helton Doc Kennedy
• Marjorie Bennett Manager
• Strother Martin Harvey Wallace
• John George Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)