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Split Second (1953)

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Actor Dick Powell made an impressive film debut with the taut atomic-age suspenser Split Second. Convicts Stephen McNally, Paul Kelly and Frank DeKova escape to a ghost town in the Nevada desert. Only it isn't exactly a ghost town, but a "dummy village" constructed for the purpose of A-bomb testing. The criminals hold several hostages, including reporter Keith Andes, nightclub singer Jan Sterling, selfish socialite Alexis Smith, her doctor-husband Richard Egan and her newest boyfriend Robert

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

On DVD: Oct 27, 1993

RKO Pictures

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A tense thriller.

October 31, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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