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Mickey Spillane plays his own creation, street-thug-turned-PI Mike Hammer, in this 1963 adaptation of his novel. The film opens with Hammer on the downside of a years-long bender, scooped out of the gutter by a bitter cop intent on prying information from a dying man. Inspired to clean up his act by the secrets he hears, Hammer hits the streets on a personal crusade to find the love of his life. Future Bond girl Shirley Eaton costars as a glamorous society widow who goes slumming with Hammer.--Sean Axmaker

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Mickey SpillaneMickey SpillaneMike Hammer
  • Photo of Shirley EatonShirley EatonLaura Knapp
  • Photo of Lloyd NolanLloyd NolanArthur Rickerby
  • Photo of Scott PetersScott PetersPat Chambers
  • Photo of Hy GardnerHy GardnerHy Gardner
  • Photo of Guy Kingsley PoynterGuy Kingsley PoynterLarry Snyder
  • Photo of James DyrenforthJames DyrenforthBayliss
  • Photo of Murray KashMurray KashRichie Cole
  • Photo of Clive EndersbyClive EndersbyDuck-Duck
  • Photo of Larry TaylorLarry TaylorDragon

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