Paid to Kill

“"I'm the guy who paid to kill... himself!"”

5.7

1954

1h 15m

CrimeThriller

Director: Montgomery Tully

Overview

A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.

Cast

James Nevill

Dane Clark

James Nevill

Joan Peterson

Cecile Chevreau

Joan Peterson

Paul Kirby

Paul Carpenter

Paul Kirby

Andrea Nevill

Thea Gregory

Andrea Nevill

Glanville

Anthony Forwood

Glanville

McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)

Howard Marion-Crawford

McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)

Hyson

Arthur Young

Hyson

Perkins

Arnold Diamond

Perkins

Bowman

Peter Gawthorne

Bowman

Bill

Charles Hawtrey

Bill

Ingham

Ross Hutchinson

Ingham

Laughing Man in Bar

Warren Mitchell

Laughing Man in Bar

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Despite the fact that this was probably made in a week on a shoestring budget, Monty Tully churns out quite a decent effort with Dane Clark as "Nevill", a failing industrialist who bullies his friend into killing him so his wife "Andrea" (Thea Gregory) can inherit his insurance. The snag is, his business deal doesn't go quite so sour after all, and he has to call off his would be assassin "Paul" (Paul Carpenter) who is proving quite persistent with his task... Or is he? The story is quite complex and as we head to the slightly unpredictable ending with Clark, his secretary "Joan" (Cecile Chevreau) and wife "Andrea" all have enough skin in the game to keep it interesting...

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