My Gun Is Quick (film)
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| My Gun Is Quick | |
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| Directed by | George White Victor Saville (as Phil Victor) |
| Screenplay by | Richard Collins Richard Powell |
| Story by | Richard Powell (screen story) |
| Based on | based on the 1950 novel My Gun Is Quick Mickey Spillane |
| Produced by | George White Victor Saville (as Phil Victor) |
| Starring | Robert Bray |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Parklane Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
My Gun Is Quick is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by George White and Victor Saville (as Phil Victor) and starring Robert Bray.[1][2][3]
Plot[edit]
Private investigator Mike Hammer, by assisting a prostitute being assaulted, cannot help noticing a unique ring on her finger. Later, when she is found murdered that ring is nowhere to be found. From here the story moves to a cache of jewelry stolen by the Nazis during World War II and smuggled out of France after the war by an American army colonel, who, together with Mike Hammer, tries to find the ring and recover all the other jewels. However, many parties are on the lookout and the private eye runs into big trouble.
Cast[edit]
- Robert Bray as Mike Hammer
- Whitney Blake as Nancy Williams
- Donald Randolph as Colonel Holloway (as Don Randolph)
- Richard Garland as Louis
- Fred Essler as Ludwig Teller
- Booth Colman as Capt. Pat Chambers
- Pamela Duncan as Velda
- Genie Coree as Maria (as Gina Coré)
- Patricia Donahue as Dione
- Jan Chaney as Red
- Terence de Marney as Jean (as Terence De Marney)
- Peter Mamakos as La Roche
- Claire Carleton as Nightclub Boss
- Phil Arnold as Shorty
Critical reception[edit]
TV Guide noted "The third of UA's Mike Hammer films in the 1950s...the usual number of fisticuffs, killings, and love scenes are presented. This is a lesser work in the series. Though well-crafted, the story is shallow and not really worth the efforts given here. The violence is often senseless and the sex seems to exist only for its own sake. Well produced, but still a boring and tasteless piece";[4] In a synopsis of the film for Allmovie, Hal Erickson wrote, "Not quite as accomplished as Robert Aldrich's classic Mike Hammer yarn Kiss Me Deadly, My Gun Is Quick works well within its modest limits."[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ p.63 Collins, Max Allan & Traylor, James L. Mickey Spillane on Screen: A Complete Study of the Television and Film Adaptations McFarland, 4 May 2012
- ^ "My Gun Is Quick (1957)". Archived from the original on July 1, 2022.
- ^ "My Gun Is Quick - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "My Gun Is Quick (1957) - Phil Victor, George White - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
External links[edit]
- My Gun Is Quick at IMDb
- My Gun Is Quick at the American Film Institute Catalog
- My Gun Is Quick at the TCM Movie Database
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