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Private Hell 36 (Baby Face Killers) (1954)

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Release Date: Sep 3, 1954 Wide

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Private Hell 36 was one of the last feature-length efforts by Filmmakers, a company created by producer Collier Young and his then-wife Ida Lupino. Young and Lupino also wrote the script for this grim crime melodrama, wherein two detectives Cal Bruner (Steve Cochran) and Jack Farnham (Howard Duff Lupino's future husband) are assigned to track down $300,000 stolen in a bloody hold-up. The two cops manage to locate $80,000 of the booty, whereupon Bruner, not the most ethical of men, suggests that

Unrated, 1 hr. 21 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Don Siegel

In Theaters: Sep 3, 1954 Wide

Cast

Ida Lupino
Lilli Marlowe
Steve Cochran
Cal Bruner
Howard Duff
Jack Farnham
Dean Jagger
Capt. Michaels
Dorothy Malone
Francey Farnham
Budget Duff
Baby Famham
Dabbs Greer
Bartender
Jerry Hausner
Nightclub Boss
Jim Hawkins
Delivery Boy
Kenneth Patterson
Superior Officer
King Donovan
Burglar
Chris O'Brien
Coroner
George Dockstader
Fugitive
Bridget Duff
JDabbs Greer

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Ida Lupino's screenplay allows for two noir narratives, both receive Don Siegel's verve and wryness

March 15, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

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Stylishly directed by Don Siegel.

February 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Solid but less than exceptional film noir that plays off the "when good cops go bad" theme. KEYWORDS: Corruption, Murder, Smokin' Hot Ida Lupino.

January 31, 2009

Randy Tippy

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