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Hit and Run (1957 film)

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Hit and Run
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHugo Haas
Screenplay byHugo Haas
Story byHerbert O. Phillips
Produced byHugo Haas
StarringCleo Moore
Hugo Haas
Vince Edwards
CinematographyWalter Strenge
Edited byStefan Arnsten
Music byFranz Steininger
Production
company
Hugo Haas Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • March 15, 1957 (1957-03-15) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hit and Run is a 1957 American drama film noir directed by Hugo Haas starring Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, and Vince Edwards.

The movie was Moore's final film appearance. She gained popularity earlier in the 1950s in B-movie film noirs released by Columbia Pictures, for which Moore was a contract player.

Plot

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Gus Hilmer, a moneyed garage, property and junkyard owner, falls in love with and marries a showgirl named Julie who is many years younger than himself. This causes tension between Hilmer and Frankie, Gus's young auto mechanic employee whom he has befriended, and treated like a son.

In due course, Frank and Julie develop an emotional attachment. Frank is drawn to Julie and subsequently plots to get rid of her husband. On a dark, remote road, Frankie runs down Gus with a car, killing him. He and Julie are free to be together and run the garage, or at least they think they are until Gus's twin brother turns up.

Cast

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Production notes

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John Zaremba, who played the doctor, would play hospital administrator Dr. Jensen on Ben Casey four years later, starring Vince Edwards. Dolores Reed was cast as Miranda while dating Hugo Haas.[1]

Shown on the Turner Classic Movies show Noir Alley with Eddie Muller on September 4, 2022.

References

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  1. ^ Clemens, Samuel. "Tall and Tawny", Classic Images. September 2022
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