The Hide-Out

Dec 1, 1956

0h 55m

★ 3.7

They Clash With a Crash

Overview

An insurance investigator in London attempts to thwart smugglers trafficking stolen lambskins infected with anthrax.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Major Productions

The Hide-Out Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Steve Curry

Dermot Walsh

Helen Grant

Rona Anderson

Robert Grant

Ronald Howard

Tim Bowers

Sam Kydd

Greeko

Howard Lang

Teacher

Edwin Richfield

Zacki

Arnold Diamond

Fraser

Trevor Reid

Joe

Richard Shaw

Vince (as Tommy Clegg)

Tom Clegg

Julie

Jessica Cairns

Inspector Ryan

Frank Hawkins

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.

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