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Hell's Half Acre

1954, Movie, NR, 90 mins

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A contrived murder mystery that has only one original element, its Hawaiian backdrop. Corey is a gangster gone straight whose girl friend, Gates, kills one of his ex-partners because he was blackmailing Corey. Corey takes the rap, thinking he can beat it. Keyes arrives, trying to find out if Corey is the husband she lost at Pearl Harbor. Gates is mysteriously murdered; Corey escapes from jail to find the killer. Things become very confused at this point, with the ex-gangster... read more leave a comment
Year: 1954
Rated NR

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Cast
Wendell Corey: Chet Chester
Evelyn Keyes: Dona Williams
Elsa Lanchester: Lida O'Reilly
Marie Windsor: Rose
Nancy Gates: Sally Lee
Leonard Strong: Ippy

 

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