Hell Bound (1957 film)

Hell Bound
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William J. Hole, Jr.
Screenplay by	Richard H. Landau
Story by	Richard H. Landau Arthur E. Orloff
Produced by	Howard W. Koch
Starring	John Russell June Blair Stuart Whitman Margo Woode George E. Mather
Cinematography	Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by	John A. Bushelman
Music by	Les Baxter
Production company	Bel-Air Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	October 1957 (1957-10)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hell Bound is a 1957 American crime film directed by William J. Hole Jr. and written by Richard H. Landau. The film stars John Russell, June Blair, Stuart Whitman, Margo Woode and George E. Mather. The film was released in October 1957, by United Artists.^[1][2]

Plot[]

A Los Angeles criminal plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. His plan goes awry when his backer's girlfriend, drafted into a key role in the plan to keep an eye on the bigwig's up-front investment, falls for an ambulance attendant who is an unsuspecting pawn in the scheme.

The film's climax was filmed with a backdrop of scrapped streetcars in Los Angeles

The climax was filmed at Terminal Island, where hundreds of obsolete "Red Car" inter-urban electric trolleys were stacked awaiting scrapping.

Cast[]

• John Russell as Jordan
• June Blair as Paula
• Stuart Whitman as Eddie Mason
• Margo Woode as Jan
• George E. Mather as Stanley Thomas
• Stanley Adams as Herbert Fay Jr.
• Frank Fenton as Harry Quantro
• Dehl Berti as Daddy

References[]

1. ^ "Hell Bound (1957) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
2. ^ "Hell Bound". TV Guide. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

External links[]

• Hell Bound at IMDb

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