Action ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1957 · 1h 12m

Hell Bound

Director

Cast

John Russell as Jordan June Blair as Paula Stuart Whitman as Eddie Mason Margo Woode as Jan George E. Mather as Stanley Thomas (as George Mather) Stanley Adams as Herbert Fay Jr.

Crew

Carl E. Guthrie — Director of Photography John A. Bushelman — Editor Les Baxter — Original Music Composer Richard H. Landau — Screenplay Richard H. Landau — Story Arthur E. Orloff — Story

Tagline

The Hi-jack caper that scorched the seven seas!

Synopsis

After WW2, a Los Angeles crime ring uses a complex scheme, involving a freight ship, a junkie, and a corrupt health officer, to smuggle drugs into the USA.

Mood & Themes

smuggling (contraband)film noir b movie

Key Collaborators

William J. Hole Jr. Director Carl E. Guthrie Director of Photography John A. Bushelman Editor Les Baxter Original Music Composer Richard H. Landau Screenplay Richard H. Landau Story Arthur E. Orloff Story Howard W. Koch Producer Jack T. Collis Production Design

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