Paid to Kill (1954)
1h 15m | PG-13
A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.
Director: Montgomery Tully
Studio: Lippert Films
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Video: 720p
Cast
Dane Clark
as James Nevill
Cecile Chevreau
as Joan Peterson
Paul Carpenter
as Paul Kirby
Thea Gregory
as Andrea Nevill
Anthony Forwood
as Glanville
Howard Marion-Crawford
as McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)
Reviews
Despite the fact that this was probably made in a week on a shoestring budget, Monty Tully churns out quite a decent effort with Dane Clark as "Nevill", a failing industrialist who bullies his friend into killing him so his wife "Andrea" (Thea Gregory) can inherit his insurance. The snag is, his business deal doesn't go quite so sour after all, and he has to call off his would be assassin "Paul" (Paul Carpenter) who is proving quite persistent with his task... Or is he? The story is quite complex and as we head to the slightly unpredictable ending with Clark, his secretary "Joan" (Cecile Chevreau) and wife "Andrea" all have enough skin in the game to keep it interesting...