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Hell's Island is a american film of genre Drama directed by Phil Karlson released in USA on 6 may 1955 with Mary Murphy
Hell's Island (1955)
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Add to a movie listHell's Island is a 1955 American color film noir starring John Payne and directed by Phil Karlson. The film was the last teaming of actor Payne and film director Karlson. The film was shot in the VistaVision wide-screen format. Hell's Island was re-released in 1962 under the title South Sea Fury. The working titles of this film were Love Is a Weapon and The Ruby Virgin.
The film is told as a flashback with Payne narrating the story.
Synopsis
After being dumped by his fiancée, hard-drinking and depressed Mark Cormack (John Payne) loses his job in the Los Angeles district attorney's office and serves as bouncer in a Las Vegas casino.Actors
Mary Murphy
(Janet Martin)
John Payne
(Mike Cormack)
Eduardo Noriega
(Inspector Peña)
Francis L. Sullivan
(Barzland)
Eduardo Noriega
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