Private Hell 36

19541h 21m6.3(43)

CrimeDrama

In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.

CountryUnited States of America

GenreCrime, Drama

ReleaseSeptember 3, 1954

DirectorDon Siegel

ProductionThe Filmakers

CastIda Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff

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