My Gun Is Quick (film)
| My Gun Is Quick | |
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| Directed by |
Victor Saville credited as Phil Victor George White |
| Produced by |
Victor Saville credited as Phil Victor George White |
| Written by |
Mickey Spillane (novel) Richard Powell Richard Collins |
| Starring |
Robert Bray Whitney Blake Donald Randolph |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Production company |
Parklane Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Gun Is Quick is a 1957 film noir mystery film based on the novel My Gun is Quick by Mickey Spillane. Written by Richard M. Powell and directed by Mike Hammer producer Victor Saville credited as Phil Victor[1] and George White, the movie stars Robert Bray as private investigator Mike Hammer, Pamela Duncan as Velda, Hammer's secretary.
Plot
Private investigator Mike Hammer, by assisting a prostitute being assaulted, cannot help noticing a unique ring on her finger. When she later is found murdered that ring is nowhere to be found. From here the story goes to a cache of jewelry stolen by the Nazis during World War II and smuggled out of France after the war by an American army colonel, who, together with Mike Hammer, tries to find the ring and recover all the other jewels. However many parties are on the lookout and the private eye runs into big troubles.
Cast
- Robert Bray as Mike Hammer
- Whitney Blake as Nancy Williams
- Donald Randolph as Colonel Holloway
- Gina Core as Maria Teresa Garcia
- Pamela Duncan as Velda, Hammer's secretary
- Booth Colman as Det. Pat Chambers
References
- ↑ p.63 Collins, Max Allan & Traylor, James L. Mickey Spillane on Screen: A Complete Study of the Television and Film Adaptations McFarland, 4 May 2012