Hell's Half Acre

Jun 1, 1954

1h 30m

★ 5.5

City of Sin... toughest spot in the Pacific

Overview

A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

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Cast

Chet Chester, aka Randy Williams

Wendell Corey

Donna Williams

Evelyn Keyes

Lida O'Reilly

Elsa Lanchester

Rose

Marie Windsor

Sally Lee

Nancy Gates

Ippy

Leonard Strong

Tubby Otis

Jesse White

Police Chief Dan

Keye Luke

Roger Kong

Philip Ahn

Jamison

Clair Widenaar

'Slim' Novak

Robert Costa

Frank

Robert Shield

Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for his accomplice Rick, a sadistic mobster who owes him $50,000 from the job they pulled. Rick sets up an escape for Joe, assuming that Joe will be killed while fleeing. But with the help of his love-struck girl Pat and his sympathetic legal caseworker Ann, Joe gets further than Rick intended...

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7.2

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5.8

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6.5

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6.5

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6.5

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