Paid to Kill

Jun 25, 1954

1h 15m

★ 5.7

"I'm the guy who paid to kill... himself!"

Overview

A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Lippert Films

Hammer Film Productions

Paid to Kill Trailers

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Cast

James Nevill

Dane Clark

Joan Peterson

Cecile Chevreau

Paul Kirby

Paul Carpenter

Andrea Nevill

Thea Gregory

Glanville

Anthony Forwood

McGowan (as Howard Marion Crawford)

Howard Marion-Crawford

Hyson

Arthur Young

Perkins

Arnold Diamond

Bowman

Peter Gawthorne

Bill

Charles Hawtrey

Ingham

Ross Hutchinson

Laughing Man in Bar

Warren Mitchell

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