Kill Her Gently

Dec 1, 1957

1h 15m

★ 5.6

"She's the only wife I have, so...KILL HER Gently!"

Overview

A motorist picks up to escaped convicts. Instead of turning them over to the police he hires them to kill his wife.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Fortress Film Productions Ltd.

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Cast

Jeff Martin

Griffith Jones

Kay Martin

Maureen Connell

William Connors

Marc Lawrence

Lars Svenson

George Mikell

Dr. Jimmy Landers

Shay Gorman

Raina

Marianne Brauns

Insp. Raglan

Frank Hawkins

Truck Driver

John Gayford

Const. Brown

Roger Avon

Det. Sgt. Thompson

Patrick Connor

Bank clerk

Jonathan Meddings

Bank manager

Peter Stephens

“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.

6.8

Obsession

Aug 3, 1949

A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.

7.0

Clash by Night

Aug 29, 1964

A gangster is caught and arrested by police. When he's being transported by bus -- filled with innocent civilians -- it's hi-jacked by his gang in attempt to free their boss. They hide out. As the authorities close in they threaten to torch the barn the escapee and his men are hiding in -- with their hostage inside.

7.3

Odd Man Out

Jan 30, 1947

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

5.7

Escape

Mar 1, 1948

A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.

6.6

Never Let Go

Jun 2, 1960

John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic organizer of a London car conversion racket. The car was not insured, and since the police appear indifferent to his plight, Cummings decides to find it himself -- and gets himself involved in an underworld battle.

6.4

Cast a Dark Shadow

Sep 20, 1955

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.

6.3

The Lodger

Jan 19, 1944

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

6.5

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

Oct 30, 1948

Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.

6.5

The Criminal

Sep 13, 1960

When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.

7.0

Yield to the Night

Jun 19, 1956

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

7.0

Chase a Crooked Shadow

Jan 16, 1958

A woman who lives in Spain has trouble convincing anybody that a complete stranger has taken her dead brother's identity.

6.5

The Good Die Young

Mar 2, 1954

An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.

5.2

The Gambler and the Lady

Dec 26, 1952

A greedy but successful professional gambler wants to join the British Establishment when he falls in love with a blue-blooded lady. But first he must mend his ways and then dump his nightclub singer girl friend. She's not so easy to get rid of, neither is his past.

6.6

The Long Memory

Jan 23, 1953

An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.