Hit and Run (1957 film)

Hit and Run
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hugo Haas
Written by	Herbert O. Phillips Hugo Haas
Produced by	Hugo Haas
Starring	Cleo Moore Hugo Haas Vince Edwards
Cinematography	Walter Strenge
Edited by	Stefan Arnsten
Music by	Franz Steininger
Production company	Hugo Haas Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	March 15, 1957 (1957-03-15) (United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

Gus Hilmer, a moneyed garage 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, a young auto mechanic whom he has befriended.

Julie begins a romantic affair with Frankie and then plots with him 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

• Cleo Moore as Julie Hilmer
• Hugo Haas as Gus Hilmer/Twin Brother
• Vince Edwards as Frank
• Dolores Reed as Miranda
• Mara Lea as Anita (Credited as Mari Lea)
• Pat Goldin as Undertaker
• John Zaremba as Doctor
• Robert Cassidy as Sheriff
• Carl Milletaire as Lawyer
• Dick Paxton as Waiter
• Julie Mitchum as Circus Girl
• Steve Mitchell as Bartender
• Jan Englund as Clara
• Ella Mae Morse as Singer

Production notes

John Zaremba, who played the doctor, would play hospital administrator Dr. Jensen on Ben Casey four years later, starring Vince Edwards.

External links

• Hit and Run at IMDb