Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1953 · 1h 25m

Split Second

Split Second poster
Director
Dick Powell
Cast
Stephen McNally as Sam Hurley Alexis Smith as Kay Garven Jan Sterling as Dorothy 'Dottie' Vale Keith Andes as Larry Fleming Arthur Hunnicutt as Asa Tremaine Paul Kelly as Bart Moore
Crew
Nicholas Musuraca — Director of Photography Robert Ford — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer William Bowers — Screenplay Irving Wallace — Screenplay Chester Erskine — Story
Tagline

Steel Your Nerves! Here's excitement that will smash them!

Synopsis

Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test.

Trailer Split Second — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
atomic bomb testfilm noirblack and white
Key Collaborators
Dick Powell Director Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography Robert Ford Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer William Bowers Screenplay Irving Wallace Screenplay Chester Erskine Story Irving Wallace Story Edmund Grainger Producer
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