Split Second

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

May 2 1953 Approved 1h 25m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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

Plot

Sam Hurley, "Nation's No. 1 killer" with a cold contempt for "heroes," escapes prison with two companions and takes a mixed bag of hostages to Nevada ghost town Lost Hope City. He knows they won't be found there because an atom-bomb test is planned for next morning! Relationships shift and tension builds as Hurley keeps the others in suspense as to whether he will let them escape before bomb time.

Written by

William Bowers, Irving Wallace, Chester Erskine

Directed by

Dick Powell

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,176
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA