Movie
Murder by Contract
Overview
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.
Details
- Release date
- 1958-12-18
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Orbit Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Vince Edwards as Claude
- Phillip Pine as Marc
- Herschel Bernardi as George
- Caprice Toriel as Billie Williams
- Michael Granger as Mr. Moon
- Kathie Browne as Mary
- Joseph Mell as Harry
- Frances Osborne as Miss Wiley
- Steven Ritch as Detective shooting Tear Gas
- Don Garrett as James William Mayflower
- Janet Brandt as Woman in Movie Theater
- Davis Roberts as Hall of Records Clerk
Crew
- Irving Lerner - Director
- Ben Maddow - Screenplay
- Ben Simcoe - Screenplay
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