Paid to Kill

Paid to Kill

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

1954•1h 15m•5.7/10

CrimeThriller

Ratings

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5.7/10(18)

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.

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Production

Lippert Films, Hammer Film Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dane Clark

Dane Clark

James Nevill

Cecile Chevreau

Joan Peterson

Paul Carpenter

Paul Carpenter

Paul Kirby

Thea Gregory

Andrea Nevill

Anthony Forwood

Anthony Forwood

Glanville

Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford

McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)

Arthur Young

Arthur Young

Hyson

Arnold Diamond

Arnold Diamond

Perkins

Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

Bowman

Charles Hawtrey

Charles Hawtrey

Bill

Ross Hutchinson

Ingham

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Laughing Man in Bar

Hugo Schuster

Professor

Avis Scott

Avis Scott

Eileen

Geoffrey Sumner

Geoffrey Sumner

Chapter

Larry Taylor

Tough in Bar

Leslie Wright

Hunter

Martin Lawrence

Grover - Masseur

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