Private Hell 36

"These are night faces... Living on the edge of evil and violence!"

Sep 3 1954 Approved 1h 21m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In New York, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lili is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lili's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lili and Frank are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.

Plot

Two detectives are investigating a robbery. Though they're able to find the money, their trail leads one of them to a woman with expensive tastes, and though he desperately wants to keep her, he knows his salary isn't enough for her to stay.

Written by

Collier Young, Ida Lupino

Directed by

Don Siegel

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Filmakers

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
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