Hell's Half Acre (1954)
A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.
Top billed cast
Wendell CoreyChet Chester, aka Randy Williams
Evelyn KeyesDonna Williams
Elsa LanchesterLida O'Reilly
Marie WindsorRose
Nancy GatesSally Lee
Leonard StrongIppy
Jesse WhiteTubby Otis
Keye LukePolice Chief Dan
Philip AhnRoger Kong
Clair WidenaarJamison
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