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Hell's Half Acre is a american film of genre Drama directed by John H. Auer released in USA on 1 june 1954 with Wendell Corey

Hell's Half Acre (1954)

Hell's Half Acre
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Released in USA 1 june 1954
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Adventure,    Noir,    Crime
Rating62% 3.139853.139853.139853.139853.13985

Hell's Half Acre is a 1954 film noir set in Hawaii.

The film is directed and produced by John H. Auer and stars Wendell Corey, Evelyn Keyes and Elsa Lanchester.

Synopsis

The drama related the tale of ex-racketeer Chet Chester (Corey) who is blackmailed by his former criminal partners.

Actors

Wendell Corey

(Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams)Evelyn Keyes

(Donna Williams)Elsa Lanchester

(Lida O'Reilly)Marie Windsor

(Rose)Nancy Gates

(Sally Lee)
And :
Leonard Strong
Jesse White
Keye Luke
Philip Ahn
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